Bengaluru/Chikkamagaluru, Jul 25: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sleuths arrested a 22-year-old man in the city on Sunday evening in connection with the suicide case of suspended police officer Kallappa Handibag.
The suspect was identified as Joy Milton, 22, a resident of Anepalya and a bouncer in a city pub located in Bellandur, said the police.
On a tip-off, the police arrested him from a house in Anepalya. Milton, along with others, had kidnapped Tejas Gowda on the night of June 27 from Chikkamagaluru, said the police.
Joy had acted as per the directions of Hindutva leaders Khandya Praveen, Naveen Shetty and Abhijit. Gowda had lost Rs 25 lakh in cricket betting to Nataraj, who runs Kalmane Chit Fund.
He had promised to pay the money in two instalments, but failed to do so. Nataraj got his friend, Khandya to recover the money from Gowda. Khandya contacted a senior police officer in Chikkamagaluru and requested him to speak to Gowda and make him pay up. The officer agreed but did not follow up.
Khandya decided to take matters into his hand. His gang, which included Joy, kidnapped Gowda and kept him at a house in Sanjaynagar, Bengaluru.
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