Bengaluru-based businessman and BJP leader Ravi Prakash is now the centre of a police investigation after he was arrested by a team of Andhra Pradesh Police from Rajarajeshwarinagar area on August 30 following a kidnapping complaint from his family against a group of men who came in unnumbered vehicles, blocked Prakash’s car, and took him away.
But things turned out to be a new story later on after Andhra Pradesh Police confirmed that Prakash was arrested for attempting to murder someone in Mydukur police station in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadapa district.
Prakash is the fifth accused in the attempt-to-murder case and is now in judicial custody, the Andhra Pradesh Police said. One of the senior police officers said the businessman was arrested as part of the investigation into the case. But the circumstances surrounding his detention have raised Bengaluru’s eyebrows, especially since his family was unaware that he had been taken into custody by Andhra Pradesh Police.
The incident took place at 10.15 am when Prakash was leaving his farmhouse in Kalafarm, Channasandra on the outskirts of Bengaluru. As per his wife, Sabina, the men arrived in vehicles with no registration plates and blocked the way. The men beat Prakash and forced him into a vehicle. Sabina also claimed that she was assaulted when she tried to intervene.
The family told Bengaluru police the incident was captured on CCTV cameras at their home. Based on the complaint, Rajarajeshwarinagar police filed a First Information Report against Telugu Desam Party MLA Putta Sudhakar, Dr Ravikumar and unidentified persons. The case was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Following the complaint, Bengaluru Police started searching for Prakash and alerted police teams all across the state. Their search eventually led officers to a vehicle near Bagepalli in Chikkaballapur district, close to the Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border. The occupants of that vehicle identified themselves as Andhra Pradesh Police officials and told their Karnataka counterparts they had taken Prakash into custody in connection with the Mydukur attempt-to-murder case, said police officials.
Even though the Andhra Pradesh police gave an explanation for Prakash’s arrest, questions remain about how Prakash was taken away. Bengaluru police sources said the usual procedure for taking him into custody may not have been followed. The vehicle was not registered, they said, and the personnel in the vehicle were not in uniform. Prakash is also believed to have initially thought the passengers of the car needed help before he was forced into it, they said.
Another point being looked into by Bengaluru Police is whether the Andhra Pradesh Police team had informed their Karnataka counterparts before entering the state and taking Prakash into custody. A senior Bengaluru police officer said the matter has been taken up for investigation and one vehicle has been seized. Police are expected to seek records from Andhra Pradesh Police to determine exactly what happened to Prakash.
Prakash and Putta Sudhakar’s property dispute has also been brought to the fore with the case. Prakash has about 14 acres of valuable property in Rajarajeshwarinagar and it had been a long-standing legal matter. His daughter said Sudhakar had visited the property the previous month and tried to enter it, resulting in a dispute. The family believes the latest incident was connected to the property disagreement and has claimed it was intended to intimidate Prakash.
But the allegations are under investigation and have not been established as facts. The Andhra Pradesh Police claimed Prakash was taken into custody in connection with a criminal case registered in Mydukur. Meanwhile, Bengaluru Police are investigating if he was taken from the city in accordance with law.
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Prakash is also known for his collection of more than 300 vintage cars which added to the public interest in the case. CCTV footage, vehicle records, police documentation and other evidence will also play a key role in determining what happened on August 30.
The conflicting accounts have created two separate questions for investigators: whether Prakash’s arrest was properly carried out as part of the Andhra Pradesh investigation, and whether the manner in which he was taken from Bengaluru involved any procedural violations. Further investigation is pending and the police will be able to determine the whole sequence of events and who played a key role.
