Former MLC says armed men abducted him in Bengaluru, demanded Rs 2 crore

Bengaluru: A 63-year-old former MLC has filed a criminal complaint alleging that four men posing as contract killers abducted him, held him at gunpoint, and released him after he promised to pay them Rs 2 crore.

The complainant, Dayananda Reddy of Bommasandra in Anekal, told Attibele police the incident occurred around 12.30am Tuesday while he was returning home from Gold Coin Club on Huskur Road.

In his complaint, Reddy said two men on a motorcycle blocked his Toyota Velfire near a temple in Heelalige and claimed that “madam” had sent a gift. When his driver stepped out to collect the purported gift box, the men allegedly entered the vehicle and threatened Reddy with a gun.

After driving a short distance, they stopped near a red sedan bearing a Kerala registration number. Two more men emerged from the car, ordered the driver to leave, and allegedly took Reddy to a secluded spot in KHB Colony. There, the four men told him they were supari killers who had accepted Rs 10 crore to murder him, the complaint stated.

Reddy said he pleaded for his life and offered money instead. The men allegedly agreed to spare him and demanded Rs 2 crore in cash by the afternoon. Before leaving, one of them identified himself as Praveen and shared a mobile number.

Reddy said he was released around 4.30am and later approached police. No arrests have been made so far.