Bengaluru Student Found Dead In Lake After Whatsapp Videos To Family

  • | Friday | 22nd September, 2017

He wanted to show it off to his friends.Earlier this week, his parents received a video on WhatsApp in which he listed the demand for ransom, but reportedly appeared calm.Police sources say a second WhatsApp video reportedly helped establish that he was alive.His body was found with stones tied to it to weigh it down to the bottom of a lake.One of the suspects was reportedly known to the family. Highlights 19-year-old student kidnapped on September 14 Had sent WhatsApp video listing kidnappers' demand for 50 lakhs Body found in lake this morning, 6 people arrestedA college student's body has been found this morning in a Bengaluru lake, just days after he was seen in a video asking his parents to provide 50 lakhs as ransom to his kidnappers.6 men have been arrested in connection with the crime, though details of the charges against them are not yet known.Sharath, whose father, Niranjan Kumar is a senior Income Tax official, was kidnapped on September 14 while riding his new motorcycle.

Highlights 19-year-old student kidnapped on September 14 Had sent WhatsApp video listing kidnappers' demand for 50 lakhs Body found in lake this morning, 6 people arrested A college student's body has been found this morning in a Bengaluru lake, just days after he was seen in a video asking his parents to provide 50 lakhs as ransom to his kidnappers.6 men have been arrested in connection with the crime, though details of the charges against them are not yet known.Sharath, whose father, Niranjan Kumar is a senior Income Tax official, was kidnapped on September 14 while riding his new motorcycle. He wanted to show it off to his friends.Earlier this week, his parents received a video on WhatsApp in which he listed the demand for ransom, but reportedly appeared calm.Police sources say a second WhatsApp video reportedly helped establish that he was alive.His body was found with stones tied to it to weigh it down to the bottom of a lake.One of the suspects was reportedly known to the family.

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