Daijiworld News Network - Puttur (GA)
Puttur, Nov 15: While the kidnap case of Adobe CEO's son has unnverved social bigwigs, celebrities and bureaucrats all over the country, a similar case has now been reported closer home from St Philomena College hostel here.
Charan Raj, hailing from Mysore and who is said to be studying in St Philomena College here has been kidnapped on Sunday November 12. A person, claiming to be a relative, arrived at the hostel and took the young man away. The incident is said to have taken place when the warden was away.
Police sources said that it could be the handiwork of his own distant relatives who had some score to settle with the former's family. Though he had been kidnapped on Sunday, official police complaint had not been filed by anyone. But later reports said that the kidnappers have placed demand for Rs 1 crore as ransom for his release.
Charan Raj is said to hail from an affluent family from Mysore. He is studying in I PUC in St Philomena College here. On Sunday, a middle-aged person approached him. Before leaving, Charan Raj is said to have told with his companions that he was going out with his uncle. This clearly indicated that Charan Raj knew the person who had come to take him.
Sources also said that the DCIB police from the district have already reached Mysore and have collected some useful information about the case. However, the police are not releasing any information as of now. But the case has generated a lot of curiosity as well as fear in the region.
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