<p>A doctor from Hyderabad was rescued from Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh a day after he was allegedly kidnapped from his clinic here by a seven-member inter-state gang, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The kidnappers, demanded Rs 10 crore as a ransom to be paid in bitcoins for the release of the 56-year-old dentist, the police said.</p>.<p>The prime accused is a close relative of the doctor's wife, they said.</p>.<p>After learning about the dentists financial status, the accused hatched a plan along with other gang members from Maharashtra, Karnataka and from Hyderabad to abduct him to extort money by threatening him and his family, the police said.</p>.<p>The accused formed two separate gangs to carry out his plan -- one for abducting the dentist and handing him over to the other gang which was to shift the abducted victim to a location in Karnataka till the ransom was received, Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanarsaid.</p>.<p>As part of the plan, five burqa-clad persons forcibly took the dentist away in a car after injuring him with toy pistols and kept him in a room at Kukatpally area here till late Tuesday.</p>.<p>The kidnappers then sent a voice message to the dentist's family demanding the ransom within 48 hours, police said.</p>.<p>Subsequently, the doctor was handed over to the other gang which proceeded towards Bengaluru.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the dentist's relatives complained to the police.</p>.<p>Twelve police teams were formed and they moved into Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana and started apprehending the accused.</p>.<p>Finally, at Anantapur, the dentist was safely rescued, the police said.</p>.<p>The dentist had been constructing a building with the clinic on the ground floor and the floors above were kept open for lease.</p>.<p>Learning about this, the prime accused decided to abduct the doctor for money, they added.</p>
<p>A doctor from Hyderabad was rescued from Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh a day after he was allegedly kidnapped from his clinic here by a seven-member inter-state gang, police said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The kidnappers, demanded Rs 10 crore as a ransom to be paid in bitcoins for the release of the 56-year-old dentist, the police said.</p>.<p>The prime accused is a close relative of the doctor's wife, they said.</p>.<p>After learning about the dentists financial status, the accused hatched a plan along with other gang members from Maharashtra, Karnataka and from Hyderabad to abduct him to extort money by threatening him and his family, the police said.</p>.<p>The accused formed two separate gangs to carry out his plan -- one for abducting the dentist and handing him over to the other gang which was to shift the abducted victim to a location in Karnataka till the ransom was received, Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanarsaid.</p>.<p>As part of the plan, five burqa-clad persons forcibly took the dentist away in a car after injuring him with toy pistols and kept him in a room at Kukatpally area here till late Tuesday.</p>.<p>The kidnappers then sent a voice message to the dentist's family demanding the ransom within 48 hours, police said.</p>.<p>Subsequently, the doctor was handed over to the other gang which proceeded towards Bengaluru.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the dentist's relatives complained to the police.</p>.<p>Twelve police teams were formed and they moved into Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana and started apprehending the accused.</p>.<p>Finally, at Anantapur, the dentist was safely rescued, the police said.</p>.<p>The dentist had been constructing a building with the clinic on the ground floor and the floors above were kept open for lease.</p>.<p>Learning about this, the prime accused decided to abduct the doctor for money, they added.</p>