Archive · 27 Jul 2025
Bengaluru Police Arrest Four in NRI Kidnapping, Woman at Large
A man from Dubai was kidnapped in Bengaluru after being tricked by a woman.
The kidnappers held him for eight days, asking for a large sum of money.
They even made him record a video saying he was mentally ill.
Police were contacted, and they arrested four people.
The victim was then released, but the woman who lured him and two others are still missing.
Police are continuing the investigation to find them and discover why he was kidnapped.
A 37-year-old NRI was kidnapped from outside a Bengaluru club.
The victim, Lawrence Melwin, was lured by a woman named Mahima Watt.
He was held captive for eight days and the kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of Rs 50 lakh, later increased to Rs 2.5 crore.
The victim was forced to record a video falsely stating he had schizophrenia.
Four suspects were arrested, and the woman and two others are still missing.
- Who
- Lawrence Melwin was kidnapped. Mahima Watt is suspected of luring him. Four suspects were arrested: Mohammed Asif Risaldar, Mohammed Sohail Sheik, Salman Pasha, and Mohammed Nawaz.
- What
- A 37-year-old NRI, Lawrence Melwin, was kidnapped.
- When
- July 14-22
- Where
- Bengaluru
- Why
- The motive was ransom; the kidnappers initially demanded Rs 50 lakh, later increased to Rs 2.5 crore.
- Victim
- Lawrence Melwin
- Age
- 37
- Location of Kidnapping
- Outside a Bengaluru club
- Date of Kidnapping
- July 14-22
- Initial Ransom Demand
- Rs 50 lakh
- Final Ransom Demand
- Rs 2.5 crore
- Arrests
- Four
