Mangalore, June 21: Within 24 hours of the kidnapping of a call centre woman, the Mangalore city police not only rescued her safely but also arrested six persons on Tuesday, June 21.
Philomena Serrao (25), who works in the BPO wing of MphasiS in the city, was kidnapped by a group of five people including her estranged husband Kiran Johnson Pereira of Merlapadavu at Baithurli near Neermarga on the outskirts of the city on Monday, June 20, afternoon.
Acting on a tip off a police team raided a house at Arla in Konalu village near Nelyadi and rescued Philomena, police sources said. six persons were arrested during the raid including Kiran. The Tata Safari used to kidnap Philomena was also seized.
Mangalore rural police inspector Manjunath Shetty led the operation.
Family dispute:
After their marriage six years ago, Kiran worked for sometime at Kuwait and Philomena worked for a private company in Bangalore.
According to Philomena's mother Winnie Serrao, domestic problems increased when the couple returned to Mangalore and a year after their marriage, the couple were living separately.
Kiran, without any employment, began demanding money and beating his wife. Unable to bear the physical torture, Philomena filed three complaints and harassment in rural police station.
“After the cases were filed, the estranged husband began issuing threats urging Philomena to withdraw cases filed against him” said Winnie.
Kiran Johnson Pereira
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