Ghajini-inspired spurned lover planned kidnap
Preetu Nair, TNN 26 July 2009,
PANAJI: Srinivas Venkatesh, a hardware engineer who likened himself to the heartbroken, revenge-seeking hero of Ghajini, meticulously planned the abduction of Sayed Aiyaz Azgar from Chicalim, police sources told TOI on Saturday.
The 27-year-old native of Andhra Pradesh, arrested on Saturday morning, considered Aiyaz to be one of the "friends" responsible for his 'girlfriend' breaking up with him. His motive in kidnapping, police sources said, was not just the ransom of Rs 30 lakh, but to eventually kill Aiyaz in "revenge".
Venkatesh, who came to Goa in 1997, last worked as a systems administrator for a private firm. Residing in Vasco, he met Aiyaz and three of his friends and befriended the lot. Through them, he met a local girl in 2008 with whom he fell in love. The girl was looking for a call centre job and Venkatesh promised to help her get one. Claiming to have good contacts in the BPO industry, he started getting close to her.
"They went on dates, talked on the phone and were in regular touch over a social networking site," said police sources. However, things turned sour when Venkatesh started getting possessive and obsessive about her. He abused her when she refused to marry him or to have a physical relationship with him, said sources.
July 26, The Times of India, Goa edition
Sunday, July 26, 2009
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