Summary:
A police CCB officer said Raja and six others kidnapped Muniyappa P (60), a resident of Hulimavu on June 19. Later, they locked him up in a house in Mysuru and demanded Rs 10 crore for his release. After a few days, Gopal told him to pay another Rs 5 crore and collected seven cheques from him, that totalled Rs 5 crore. Then, Muniyappa paid him Rs 1.5 crore in cash. However, when Gopal demanded another Rs 3.5 crore, he suspected foul play and filed a complaint with Hulimavu police on July 18..