‘Nayeem’s brother’ held for ransom calls

The accused, Bethi Vijay Reddy, threatened to kill the victim’s subordinates if the ransom was not arranged.

HYDERABAD: A 20-year-old youngster who claims to be the brother of slain gangster Nayeemuddin was arrested by Rachakonda police on Monday for allegedly trying to extort Rs 4 crore ransom from an employee of a real estate firm. The accused, Bethi Vijay Reddy, threatened to kill the victim’s subordinates if the ransom was not arranged.

Reportedly, five days ago, Srinivas Rao, working as a marketing manager in a real-estate firm lodged a complaint stating that he received a call from someone who claimed to be the brother of Nayeemuddin and demanded Rs 4 crore.