Hyderabad: The man who tried to kidnap a top industrialist in Hyderabad on Wednesday, armed with an AK 47, is allegedly a policeman who was part of the "Greyhounds", an elite anti-Naxal commando force, till last year.
Obuleshu, a 1998-batch Andhra Pradesh Special Police constable, has emerged as the main suspect in the attack on K Nityananda Reddy, Vice Chairman of Aurobindo Pharma, at KBR Park in the city's upscale Banjara Hills area.
He is now with the Excise Department and was reportedly on a 15-day earned leave.
The police say he was part of an operation in Vizag last year, when an AK 47 went missing. It was reported lost by the Greyhounds.
On Wednesday, Mr Reddy had just finished his morning walk and sat in his Audi car when the attacker pushed his way in from the other side into the front seat, took out an AK-47 from his bag and pointed it at him.
His brother, Prasad, saw Mr Reddy struggling with the intruder and rushed to the car. Three bullets were fired inside the car. The two men managed to overpower the attacker and pull him outside the car where at least five more shots were fired.
Six months ago, an AK 47 was allegedly used when the grandson of a former chief secretary was kidnapped. A ransom of some Rs 10 lakh was reportedly paid. Police suspect this was a similar attempt.
Obuleshu, a 1998-batch Andhra Pradesh Special Police constable, has emerged as the main suspect in the attack on K Nityananda Reddy, Vice Chairman of Aurobindo Pharma, at KBR Park in the city's upscale Banjara Hills area.
He is now with the Excise Department and was reportedly on a 15-day earned leave.
The police say he was part of an operation in Vizag last year, when an AK 47 went missing. It was reported lost by the Greyhounds.
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On Wednesday, Mr Reddy had just finished his morning walk and sat in his Audi car when the attacker pushed his way in from the other side into the front seat, took out an AK-47 from his bag and pointed it at him.
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His brother, Prasad, saw Mr Reddy struggling with the intruder and rushed to the car. Three bullets were fired inside the car. The two men managed to overpower the attacker and pull him outside the car where at least five more shots were fired.
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Six months ago, an AK 47 was allegedly used when the grandson of a former chief secretary was kidnapped. A ransom of some Rs 10 lakh was reportedly paid. Police suspect this was a similar attempt.
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