Bengaluru, June 2 -- In a shocking incident, former Karnataka Legislative Council member Dayananda Reddy was allegedly abducted by an armed gang near Huskur in Anekal taluk on the outskirts of Bengaluru late on Sunday night. The kidnappers reportedly threatened to kill him and demanded a ransom of Rs 2 crore before releasing him.

According to the complaint filed with the Attibele Police, the incident occurred around 12:15 am after Dayananda Reddy left the Gold Coin Club and was heading home in his car.

Police sources said a group of unidentified men on a motorcycle intercepted Reddy's vehicle and told him that a gift had arrived for him. When he opened the car door after being shown a cotton box, one of the suspects allegedly forced his...