Bengaluru: TV channel CEO targets spa owner for money, held

BENGALURU: A 52-year-old CEO of a vernacular news channel has been arrested for allegedly trying to extort money from a well-known spa on Indiranagar 100 Feet Road. The complaint was filed by the manager of the spa.

The accused CEO, R Venkatesh, is a Rajanukunte resident. He was arrested by the Jeevan Bima Nagar police on the complaint filed by H Shivashankar on Monday. After the arrest, the police took him into custody for two-day police custody. He is now remanded in judicial custody.