Hyderabad: The name of a top police officer who was part of the Chennai City Police had surfaced as being one of the abettors in kidnap, and extortion of a-city-based youth erasing the latter’s multi-crore fortune. The accused - Inspector General (IG) rank officer had served in Chennai City Police, handling Law & Order in the cadre post of Additional Commissioner, among others. Also, the officer had allegedly warned the techie-turned-entrepreneur of dire consequences if the complaint escalated elsewhere.
The victim - Rajesh who ran VRN Infosys, a BPO in Ambattur, had to shut shop due to the payment delay induced by his business provider and friend - Venkatesan who ran Sai Soft Infotech. As debts mounted, Venkatesan sold off his business arm and paid dues to the tune of Rs 2 crore to Rajesh. Venkatesan also gave out a soft-loan of Rs 5 crore to Rajesh which the latter invested in three properties in the outskirts of Chennai in 2016 besides extending to his friends and acquaintances.
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Three years later, Rajesh was taken to Thirumangalam Police station where he was told his friend Venkatesan had defrauded individuals to the tune of Rs 20 crore and the money trail led to him. The wave of kidnappings and extortions by the police began. Rajesh’s fiancee, his ailing mother, Venkatesan, and his wife, had to face the wrath of 'police'.
The uncharacteristic role of the senior khaki-clad officer seemed like that of a good samaritan when the first forcible property registration was halted at his behest. However, the officer later advised Rajesh to pay heed to the policemen and hand over the properties in lieu of the money which Venkatesan 'purportedly' owed. As his will withered by the third degree tortures, Rajesh gave power of attorney for one his properties to the person the then Additional Commissioner pointed out.