INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
CHIKKABALLAPUR: A software engineer was allegedly assaulted and extorted of Rs 21 lakh and valuables, including a gold chain, a laptop and
an iPhone among others, by his former girlfriend and her relatives recently.The incident took place at a resort near Nandi Hills on June 16
and 17 and a case has been registered at Nandi Hills police station in Chikkaballapur district.According to police, Vijay Singh, resident of
Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh, and working with an IT major, was in love with Bhavana Reddy of Proddatur, also from AP, for the last
They met each other in Anantapur.Bhavana Reddy's father Venkateswara Reddy reportedly sought one-and-a-half years to organise their wedding
Meanwhile, the relationship between Vijay Singh and Bhavana Reddy soured and they broke up a few weeks ago
On June 16, Pulla Reddy of Proddatur, a relative of Bhavana, invited the engineer to a party.When Vijay arrived at Devanahalli, Pulla Reddy
and others took him to a resort near Nandi Hills
Pulla Reddy and his accomplices attacked him after spraying pepper spray on his face
They allegedly hit him with a belt and a rope causing injuries on back and thigh
Later, they made a video call to Bhavana Reddy to show the condition of Vijay Singh.On the next day, Bhavana Reddy arrived at a house
belonging to Pulla Reddy where she scolded Vijay Singh and demanded Rs 30 lakh from him
Bhavana also insisted that Vijay should never reveal their relationship to anyone.When Vijay said he had only Rs 8 lakh with him, she asked
him to avail financial assistance through a loan app on his mobile phone
When the loan was sanctioned and his account had about Rs 21 lakh, Bhavana Reddy forced him to transfer Rs 15 lakh to her relative Nageswara
Reddy and Rs 5 lakh to Sudhir, an accomplice of Pulla Reddy.Another Rs 50,000 each was transferred to two accomplices of Pulla Reddy
They later snatched Vijay Singh's gold chain, laptop and iPhone before leaving the spot
Bhavana Reddy drove Vijay Singh in a car and dumped him near Vidyaranyapura in Bengaluru.Based on Vijay's complaint filed on June 19, police
arrested Bhavana Reddy and Pulla Reddy
