Kannada film director Madan and four others were arrested for allegedly abducting an advertising agency owner over a money transaction, police said on Saturday. Speaking about the incident, Deputy Commissioner of Police MN Anucheth said, "Film director Madan and his four accomplices Chalapathy, Kiran, Murthy and Mohan, aged 25-40 years, were arrested on Friday on the charge of abducting Paramesh, owner of Ravi Akshay Ad Agency, who was paid Rs 16.3 lakh for promoting his Kannada film Eradu Kanasu through advertisements." Though the film was released on March 17 in about 100 theaters across the state, it was withdrawn two weeks later. A case was registered against the accused for kidnapping or abducting in order to murder under the Indian Penal Code. ALSO READ: Nawazuddin on Baahubali 2: Prabhas was fantasticALSO READ: Rana Daggubati, Kajal Aggarwal's next titled Nene Raju Nene Mantri

Source: India Today May 28, 2017 11:08 UTC