A one-day journey to Madikeri, Karnataka, become a nightmare for 5 college students after a self-drive automotive rental company accused them of dashing, assaulted them, and extorted cash.
Efforts are ongoing to apprehend two different suspects concerned within the case. (Representational picture)
The Chandra Format police have arrested three suspects in reference to the incident, Occasions of India reported.
In response to the report, Akash (title modified), a fifth-semester BBA scholar from Mathikere, and 4 pals rented a automotive for the journey on November 16. Akash booked a KIA Sonet by means of Vinod, who labored for a rental company, paying ₹500 as fee by way of a digital fee app.
Nithin, one other employees member, handed over the automotive and took Akash’s laptop computer as a safety deposit, cautioning that exceeding 100 km/hr would incur fines of ₹1,200 per violation.
After finishing their journey, the group returned the automotive on November 17 night. Akash and his pal Prem accompanied Vinod to an workplace in Maruthinagar to examine the car. There, Vinod, Shashank, and others accused the scholars of crossing the velocity restrict 120 instances, demanding ₹1.2 lakh in fines. Akash requested proof however was proven solely three screenshots of violations, the report added.
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College students threatened, assaulted, and extorted
The accused allegedly locked Akash and Prem within the workplace, threatening them with a knife and assaulting Akash. Underneath duress, Akash borrowed ₹35,000 from pals, which he was pressured to switch by way of a QR code. Prem was additionally coerced into transferring ₹15,000.
The gang summoned the remaining college students and issued dying threats. They held Akash till late evening, later escorting him dwelling whereas warning him towards approaching the police. The gang demanded one other ₹25,000, however the transaction failed.
Terrified, Akash confided in his uncle and filed a police criticism on November 18. Authorities arrested Vinod, Shashank, and Nithin, recovering ₹30,000 and Arya’s laptop computer. The scholars have been discovered to have exceeded the velocity restrict solely 3 times, and the accusations have been a ploy to extort cash, mentioned a senior officer in accordance with TOI.
Efforts are ongoing to apprehend two different suspects concerned within the case.
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