Kidnapped IT officer’s son killed, four arrested

Bengaluru | Friday | 22nd September, 2017

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The victim’s car was parked near the spot, police said, adding, fearing action by them the abductors killed him. Bengaluru: An Income Tax officer’s son who was kidnapped 10 days ago was found murdered near a lake on the city’s outskirts today, with police arresting four persons including a friend of the victim in connection with the crime. Sharath, son of I-T officer Niranjan Kumar, had left home at Ullala in his new car on September 12, telling his parents that he will back soon. Two days later he sent a WhatsApp video message telling his parents to arrange Rs 50 lakh to pay his abductors as ransom. The decomposed body of 19-year-old Sharath was found buried near the Ramohalli lake, police said..