15-year-old Abhay Modani's abduction was inspired by Telugu film.
15-year-old Abhay Modani's abduction was inspired by Telugu film.
Sheshu Kumar’s desire to become a film star led him to kidnap Abhay Modani and ask for a huge ransom. Hyderabad police commissioner M. Mahender Reddy said, “Sheshu and his friends Ravi and Mohan watched the Tollywood film Oka Romantic Prema Katha a few days before the kidnap. The film gave them the idea to kidnap someone and make money.”
After abducting Abhay, when they informed him that he was kidnapped, Abhay gave them his aunt’s contact number and requested them to let him go. But fearing that he may raise an alarm, they tied his hands and legs with packing tape and covered his mouth and nose with the same tape. Sheshu Kumar, 20, from East Godavari, Pondara Ravi, 21, and N. Rammohan, 23, both from Srikakulam, had met in Ranchi in 2014 while they were working for a MLM company. Sheshu left the job as he could not make money and later worked at a sweet store in Adilabad for six months. Lifestyle made Abhay target
Abhay’s luxurious lifestyle made him a target of the kidnappers. Seshu used to often meet Abhay and other boys of Gyanbagh Colony. It was during these meetings that he observed Abhay’s rich lifestyle — though Abhay was studying SSC, he had a scooter at his disposal and a smartphone.
“Abhay often used to say his father had lots of money. Hearing the claims, Seshu then thought they would get a huge ransom which he could use to learn dance and realise his film industry dreams,” said city police commissioner M. Mahender Reddy.
Also, while the accused were shifting Abhay’s body to the Secunderabad they dumped his mobile and spectacles at Hindi Nagar.
