Two killed in encounter

Bangalore, Nov 1 (UNI) In a pre-dawn operation the organised crime wing of the Bangalore police gunned down two notorious rowdies and kidnappers arrested two after an encounter and rescued a real estate businessman at Sarjapur area in the city today.

Police were on the lookout for two more members of the six member gang which kidnappped businessman Nasir Khan from his house in Hoskote in Bangalore rural day on the holy day of Ramzan on October 24, Police Commissioner N Achyuta Rao told newsmen here today.

The encounter tookplace on the banks of a lake where the kidnappers had planned to dump the body of Nasir khan after killing him, since the family members were not keen on paying the ransom.

Police had also recovered two fire arms--.22 and .38 revolvers, and a car used by the culprits.

The Gang had demanded a ransom money of Rs.two crores and reduced it to Rs.85 lakhs during the last three days as the family members expressed inability to raise the huge amount.

The Victim's family had approached the police. A police team under the leadership of Assistant Commissioner of Police swung into action and caught none of the suspected members Tippu of Neelasandra. A close watch on his activities revealed that Nasir Khan had been held in captivity in the house of a relative of another kidnapper Mastan.

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