The incident went viral after the car driver rammed into several vehicles and injured a few people, including a nine-year-old girl, while fleeing.
BENGALURU: What initially appeared to be an attempted abduction on a busy Bengaluru road has taken a different turn, with police alleging that the three men who tried to take a 21-year-old woman away had been sent by her in-laws. Police said Rakesh, 31, Karan, 28, and Ayan, 18, all from Pali in Rajasthan, were hired by the woman’s father-in-law to bring her back to Rajasthan. The three allegedly reached Bengaluru around 10 days before the incident and stayed at a hotel near Majestic.
A senior police officer said Ramesh’s parents would also be arrested for their alleged role in planning and executing the abduction. The three men approached the woman’s house and told her they had been sent by her father, according to police. They allegedly kept watch on the woman’s husband, Ramesh (name changed), by parking their vehicle some distance from his house and monitoring his movements. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Saddam, has not yet been arrested. Based on the woman’s complaint, Magadi Road police arrested the three men. Believing them, she opened the door and accompanied them to the Hyundai Venue.
The woman was allegedly forced into a Hyundai Venue on Wednesday evening, triggering a chase on Magadi Road that ended after members of the public intercepted the vehicle.
Family opposed marriage
Ramesh told police that both families had opposed their relationship. The couple subsequently opted for a court marriage in February.