A Dubai-based travel manager, Lawrence Melwin, was abducted in Bengaluru after being lured by a woman named Mahima. He was assaulted, robbed of ₹1 lakh and iPhones, and held for ransom, initially demanded at ₹50 lakh, later escalating to ₹2.5 crore. Melwin’s cries for help led to his rescue and the arrest of four accomplices.
Tortured, locked up for 8 days: Dubai travel agent kidnapped in Bengaluru
