Shivamogga police traced a 20-year-old girl, who left the city allegedly after concocting a story of being kidnapped for ransom, to a private bus stand in Hubballi on May 16.
The girl is a native of Channagiri taluk in Davangere district in Karnataka. She was pursuing a physiotherapy course in a private college in Shivamogga. She went missing on Sunday (May 14) evening from her study home-cum-hostel in Shivamogga.
Later, her father received a message demanding a ransom of ₹20 lakh from her phone number. Based on a complaint filed by the girl’s father, Jayanagar police registered a case. Shivamogga Superintendent of Police G.K. Mithun Kumar formed special teams to trace the girl.