Police arrested one Velmurugan and his accomplice Manohar, who had held Rohit captive, while the owner of the house where the victim was detained managed to escape.
According to police, Rohit, a frequent visitor to gambling houses, was befriended by Velmurugan, a native of Tirunelveli working in Mumbai.
Velmurugan and Manohar, both working in gambling houses in Mumbai, hatched a plan to kidnap Rohit and lured him to come to Tirunelveli for gambling.
Rohit arrived here on April 29 and was taken by Velmurugan to the house at Kammalankulam where he was detained. The duo then contacted Rohit's father and demanded a ransom of Rs five crore for Rohit's release and after negotiations settled for Rs 1.1 crore. But the jeweller did not pay the ransom and lodged a
complaint with Delhi police.
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