Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Police have busted a gang of five persons who, in a daring act, barged into a house and kidnapped a 19-year-old female Chartered Accountancy (CA) student within the limits of Subramanyapura police station, an official said on Saturday adding that the girl has been rescued.

Police said that one of the accused, a bike mechanic with a criminal history, had planned the kidnapping to force the girl into marriage.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Ranganath, Rajesh, Chandan, Shreyas, and Manjunath.

According to the police, Ranganath, a bike mechanic, was known to the victim and had previously been jailed in a murder case.

He had allegedly pressurised the girl to marry him and even created a ruckus twice in front of her residence a month ago, demanding

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