Kidnapper's IP address masking skills leave Bengaluru cops stunned
Investigators suspect accused Gurumuthy had picked up the skills from his brother — a constable who earlier worked in the social media wing of Bengaluru City Police and is currently deployed at the Indian embassy in a Middle Eastern country.
Initially, cops assumed Gurumurthy was a professional criminal who was using an overseas phone number to make calls to 13-year-old victim Nischith's parents for a Rs 5 lakh ransom.
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"He made only one WhatsApp voice call, with the remaining communication happening through WhatsApp messaging. He was typing in English, but the messages showed in Hindi on the recipient's phone," a police officer said.
"Trying to track the number using conventional methods was futile as the accused made the calls either through VPN or VoIP," the officer added.
Inspector Kumaraswamy B G, as part of a 20-member police team, raced against time to pin down Gurumurthy, even as the latter kept changing his location between Doddakallasandra and Yelachenahalli, going offline intermittently.
To track him down, police, too, used technology, with assistance from the state intelligence unit and the central crime branch (CCB).
As the cat-and-mouse game continued for some time, DCP Narayana got an inkling about Gurumurthy's other mobile number and finally tracked him down.
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"We are shocked by his technical skills. He knew how to evade the police. He used all his techniques while demanding ransom from the boy's mother. Once Gurumurthy recovers from the bullet injury, we will take him into custody for further investigation," a senior officer said.
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