In a troubling incident in Bengaluru’s T Dasarahalli area, a 14-year-old Class 8 student was reportedly threatened and extorted by a group of men. The assailants demanded Rs 6 lakh in cash and 150 grams of gold ornaments from the victim. This case has been officially registered at the Bagalagunte Police Station, prompting an investigation into the matter.
A 14-year-old Class 8 student was allegedly threatened and extorted of ₹6 lakh in cash and 150 grams of gold ornaments by a group of men in Bengaluru’s T Dasarahalli area, according to a case registered at the Bagalagunte Police Station.
Police said Prakash allegedly continued demanding money and later introduced another accused, Sagar. When questioned by his parents, the teenager allegedly revealed the sequence of events. On one occasion, the two allegedly took the boy near Girias at Jalahalli Cross, where Sagar threatened him with a knife and demanded money. After learning that the family’s cash reserves had been exhausted, the accused allegedly began demanding gold ornaments.
The teenager then allegedly handed over another Rs 50,000. The teenager allegedly handed over 150 grams of jewellery belonging to his mother, including earrings, bangles, a necklace, a long chain, a bracelet and rings, after being threatened that the accused would come to the family’s home, kill his parents and take the valuables. The alleged extortion came to light on September 2 when the boy’s mother discovered that cash and jewellery were missing from the family wardrobe. The total value of the cash and gold allegedly taken from the family has been estimated at Rs 17.5 lakh. Police have registered a case under Sections 308(2) and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and launched an investigation. The FIR was filed on September 10 and the matter has been forwarded to the court for further proceedings.
Aadil Pasha, the alleged extortion began in February when Prakash, who frequently visited a vacant plot near the family’s home, befriended the teenager, according to a complaint lodged by the boy’s father.
