<p>A man who abducted a hotel employee recently to extort a ransom of Rs 48 lakh has been arrested by Kadugodi police. </p>.<p>Following a complaint lodged by the victim’s family, police arrested Swaroop Shetty from his ITPL Road apartment and released the youth identified as Arshad on Sunday. </p>.<p>A senior police officer said Swaroop had been a regular visitor to Radisson Blu Hotel, where he befriended Arshad. After a couple of days, Arshad began sharing his financial problems with Swaroop, who offered to help him. </p>.<p>On the pretext of help, Swaroop took Arshad to his apartment and began assaulting him.</p>.<p>Swaroop also made Arshad call his family in Haveri to arrange the ransom.</p>.<p>Investigations revealed that Swaroop tortured Arshad after consuming liquor and recorded the act on his mobile phone. </p>.<p>The accused extracted the contact details of Arshad’s family and later called him posing as a police officer to demand money.</p>.<p>He managed to extort Rs 48 lakh from Arshad’s family and relatives. Investigations revealed that Swaroop and his associates also extorted money from many others posing as the CEO of a multinational company.</p>.<p>Police took Swaroop to custody and are questioning him. They are making efforts to nab his associates. </p>
<p>A man who abducted a hotel employee recently to extort a ransom of Rs 48 lakh has been arrested by Kadugodi police. </p>.<p>Following a complaint lodged by the victim’s family, police arrested Swaroop Shetty from his ITPL Road apartment and released the youth identified as Arshad on Sunday. </p>.<p>A senior police officer said Swaroop had been a regular visitor to Radisson Blu Hotel, where he befriended Arshad. After a couple of days, Arshad began sharing his financial problems with Swaroop, who offered to help him. </p>.<p>On the pretext of help, Swaroop took Arshad to his apartment and began assaulting him.</p>.<p>Swaroop also made Arshad call his family in Haveri to arrange the ransom.</p>.<p>Investigations revealed that Swaroop tortured Arshad after consuming liquor and recorded the act on his mobile phone. </p>.<p>The accused extracted the contact details of Arshad’s family and later called him posing as a police officer to demand money.</p>.<p>He managed to extort Rs 48 lakh from Arshad’s family and relatives. Investigations revealed that Swaroop and his associates also extorted money from many others posing as the CEO of a multinational company.</p>.<p>Police took Swaroop to custody and are questioning him. They are making efforts to nab his associates. </p>