Vijayawada: The doctors in the new capital region have become kidnappers and are accused of kidnap and physical assault of a person. Assisted by two senior police officers, the doctors have kidnapped a foreign exchange broker. The police, on a complaint by the broker’s wife, rescued the victim and seized a car which is involved in the case. However, the accused doctors are absconding.

According to the police, leading Neurologist Puvvada Ramakrishna, Help Hospital managing director, Chalapati Ravi and Time Hospital managing director Myneni Hemanth and a few others have allegedly kidnapped foreign exchange agent Brahmaji last week, confined him to a mango garden at Nunna, on the outskirts of Vijayawada. The accused have manhandled Brahmaji causing bleeding injuries to his body.
Two senior police officers, Patamata Inspector John Kennedy and ACP Traffic Suryachandra Rao, are also accused to be involved in the incident helping the doctors. It is alleged that Brahmaji who helps the city doctors to receive money from foreign countries had delayed payment to the doctors this time leading to his kidnap. The due amount is said to be in a few crore rupees, the sources said.

Brahmaji’s wife suspected kidnap of her husband following a couple of telephone calls she had received from her husband, who was by then in the captive of the doctors. The city police took up the case and started investigation leading to the kidnappers leaving the accused and absconding.

City police commissioner had placed Inspector Kennedy under suspension while surrendered ACP Suryachandra Rao to the DPG office for further action. The police have also seized a car which was used forthe kidnap of Brahmaji.