Four persons arrested for kidnapping youth in Ernakulam
The man was abducted from Elavoor over a business dispute.
The group called the victim's family from various numbers, demanding money. They seized a gold chain weighing three sovereigns and a phone from the victim and made him transfer money from his account. They assaulted the victim and abandoned him in Thiruvalla late at night before going into hiding.
Police apprehended the accused in Pothencode. During questioning, they admitted that there were two exotic snakes at Ranjith's house. Following a report to Ranni forest office, the snakes were taken into custody. Investigation team included DSP T R Rajesh, inspector A Ramesh, SIs Baby Biju and Pradeep Kumar, ASIs Naveen Das and Sudheesh, and CPOs Ajitha Thilakan, Mohammed Shareef and C P Shihab.
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