Satyam Computer Services'' general manager Vedula Satyanarayana was allegedly kidnapped in front of an elite public school located on a busy road in Secunderabad on Tuesday morning. Hyderabad police have launched a manhunt to locate the missing manager.

"We received a complaint from Satyanarayana''s wife Kiranmayi between 9.45 and 10 am that her husband has been kidnapped," Gopalpuram Division Assistant Commissioner of Police YV Ramana told journalists. Police said that Satyanarayana (40) went to drop his two children at Geetanjali Public School. He crossed the road with his children while his driver kept the car waiting on the other side of the road.

When Satyanarayana did not return, the driver called up Kiranmayi, who immediately called him on his cell phone. He told her he was fine and in an urgent meeting, but when she enquired at his office, his colleagues revealed that he was not there. Kiranmayi panicked when Satyanarayana stopped responding to calls on his cell phone, and made a complaint to the Gopalpuram police.

The ACP said that the police were making all efforts to trace Satyanarayana, and were making inquiries to find out if he had any dispute or problem with anyone. So far, the police have made no breakthrough in the case.