Ysrcp mp’s son wife held hostage for ransom rescued

Ysrcp mp’s son wife held hostage for ransom rescued

Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) MP M.V.V. Satyanarayana’s son, wife and auditor were held hostage by a gang asking for ransom and were rescued by the police on Thursday.

The MP’s son Sarat Chowdary was held hostage in his own house for more than 48 hours while his wife Jyothi and auditor G. Venkateswara Rao were confined to the same house for almost a day, said the police.

Giving the details of the kidnap, District Commissioner of Police (DCP) C.M. Trivikrama Varma said that Mr. Chowdary lived alone in his house at Rushikonda. On June 13, a group of six, led by rowdy-sheeter Hemanth Kumar, gained entry into the house as it lacked security. The gang forcibly confined Mr. Chowdary to his house and demanded ₹50 crore in ransom. After almost a day, the gang forced him to call his mother and ask her to come to the house. When she reached, they held her hostage too.

Mr. Satyanarayana was in Hyderabad during the time and was unaware of the kidnap, said the police.

After coming to know that the MP was not in town, the kidnapper gang allegedly made Mr. Chowdary and his mother summon Mr. Rao, MP’s auditor and close aide, who was also held hostage by the gang as soon as he reached the house.

The gang allegedly made several attempts to extract cash from the three.

As per the police, the gang also tortured Mr. Chowdary for money.

On Thursday morning, Mr. Satyanarayana called the Commissioner to inform him that his auditor was not answering his phone calls and that it looked suspicious.

The police immediately began monitoring the GPS of the auditor’s phone. But, when the auditor received a call from the DCP, the kidnappers got suspicious and started moving around the city in a car with the hostages. Police teams managed to nab three kidnappers, including kingpin Hemanth Kumar, found in the car near Sontyam.