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Hyderabad Police Arrest 10 Gang Members in High Profile Kidnapping Case
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News18•17-10-2026, 21:00
Hyderabad Police Arrest 10 Gang Members in High Profile Kidnapping Case
- •Ten members of a criminal gang were arrested by Hyderabad police in connection with a sensational kidnapping-for-ransom case involving a jewellery businessman.
- •The victim, K Srinivas Rao, was abducted near Golnaka Flyover by impersonators of police and held captive before being released.
- •The gang extorted Rs 1.30 crore from the family after initially demanding a ransom of Rs 15 crore.
- •Police successfully recovered Rs 1.07 crore in cash along with gold ornaments and other valuables from the arrested suspects.
- •The mastermind behind the plot, Dumavath Srikanth, allegedly orchestrated the kidnapping due to a grudge over a real estate business dispute.
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The kidnapping was driven by a grudge arising from a real estate business dispute between the victim, K Srinivas Rao, and the prime conspirator, Dumavath Srikanth, who wanted to obtain an Agreement of Sale cum General Power of Attorney and extort a ransom.
The gang demanded a ransom of Rs 15 crore, ultimately extorted Rs 1.30 crore from the family before releasing him, and police subsequently recovered Rs 1.07 crore in cash along with gold ornaments during the arrests.
City police apprehended ten members of the gang who impersonated police officers to abduct Rao near the Golnaka Flyover, blindfold him, and confine him at an undisclosed location, while two other suspects remain absconding.
