Byatarayanapura police in Bengaluru are on the lookout for a gang of four, including a 32-year-old woman, who abducted a civil engineer to extort ₹4 crore on August 11.
The accused, identified as Pushpavathy, and her associates Santosh, Ayyappa and Rakesh had demanded ₹4 crore from the civil engineer — Suraj Srinivasamurthy, 36, a resident of Hanumanth Nagar — before settling for ₹25 lakh after several hours of negotiations.
In his complaint, Suraj claimed that he was introduced to Pushpavathy by a relator and promised a government project. Pushpavathy met him a few times before inviting him to an office of a charitable trust near Gali Anjaneya Swamy temple on Mysuru Road.
