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A case of kidnapping has been registered against former minister and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA M Munirathna and his associates for allegedly coercing a Congress worker to joining the party, Nandini Layout police inspector J Lakshman said on Thursday.ce..
The police quoted the complaint, which was filed by Samuel, Congress party worker and a painter hailing from Lakshmidevi Nagar on Wednesday, as stating that he was allegedly lured to MLA Munirathnas associates, identified as Suresh, Vasanth, Wasim, and Seena, to Rajkumars tomb under false pretences and subsequently escorted to the MLAs office in Vayalikaval..
Lakshman said, Following the complaint by Samuel, we have registered a case against Munirathna and four others under IPC Section 363 (kidnap), 504 (intentional insult), and 506 (criminal intimidation)..
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