Bengaluru (PTI): Police have rescued four manager-level employees of a city-based BPO firm, who were allegedly abducted by a gang of eight people, posing as police officials, and have nabbed the accused.

The accused had allegedly extorted Rs 8.90 lakh from the operations manager of the firm, and had demanded for more money, police said.

The incident took place around midnight on Friday and most of the accused are from Kolar, police sources said, adding that one of them arrested is said to be a police constable in Kolar, and further investigation is on.

The accused had claimed to be police personnel conducting a cybercrime inspection, officials said.

The abducted BPO managers were kept as hostages at a place in Kolar district's Malur.

Police swung into action on receiving a complaint o

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