Sri Lankan man on business trip kidnapped in Chennai; woman among 4 arrested

K Chitra, whom Mohammed Shyam owed money, and her boyfriend and the others kidnapped the Sri Lankan, according to police.

The police said they received a complaint at the control room via phone from a woman who introduced herself as Shyam’s daughter. (Representational)

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A 50-year-old Sri Lankan citizen who had come to Chennai for business purposes was kidnapped by a gang. Police rescued him and arrested four people including a woman in connection with the incident.

The police identified K Chitra (43) of Anna Nagar West, M Riyaz Askhar (47) of Anna Nagar West, G Velmurugan (41) of West KK Nagar and K Dinesh (31) of West KK Nagar as the kidnappers of Mohammed Shyam, who came from Sri Lanka a few days ago and was staying at Parry’s Corner in Mannady in the northern part of Chennai.

The police said they received a complaint at the control room via phone from a woman who introduced herself as Shyam’s daughter. She said she was called on Wednesday by a person who claimed to have kidnapped her father and demanded a ransom of Rs 15 lakh for his release.

On Thursday the B-1North Beach police tracked down the phone number from which the ransom call was made, arrested the four people and rescued Shyam. Chitra, whom Shyam owed money, and her boyfriend and other accomplices kidnapped the Sri Lankan man in a car, according to the police.

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