Three arrested for abducting retired sub-inspector on ECR
The Hindu
The kidnappers first demanded ₹5 crore ransom and then reduced it to ₹50 lakh
The city police on Wednesday arrested three persons on charges of abducting a retired policeman and demanding a huge ransom for his release.
The hostage was identified as Moosa, 75, a retired sub-inspector and resident of Harrington Road in Chetpet. Mr. Moosa was reportedly into the business of sandalwood and red sanders.
While he was returning from his son’s house on East Coast Road, a few known persons stopped him on the way on the pretext of having a chat. The assailants pushed him into a waiting car and took him to Porur, where they confined him to a de-addiction centre, and handcuffed, and threatened him with a gun. The kidnappers called his son Basheer and demanded ₹5 crore as ransom. Mr. Basheer lodged a complaint in the Kanathur police station.