Police rescued a 55-three hundred and sixty five days-used Pakistani businessman and arrested four kidnappers in different locations in Gauteng on Thursday, following an intelligence-led operation.
“According to a preliminary report, the victim was kidnapped in Graaff-Reinet, in the Eastern Cape, earlier last month, by an unknown group of individuals who introduced themselves to the victim as immigration officials,” the South African Police Provider 9SAPS) acknowledged in an announcement.
“The victim allegedly accompanied these individuals to the nearest police station, but never returned home,” the police acknowledged.
The sufferer’s family reported the kidnapping to the police after the abductors had allegedly demanded a ransom for the starting up of the sufferer.
A multi-disciplinary crew comprising participants from National Crime Intelligence, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in the Eastern Cape (DPCI – HAWKS), DPCI Tactical Operations Administration Portion (TOMS), Soweto Flying Squad and inner most security arrested two South Africans and two Pakistani nationals.
One kidnapper used to be arrested in Killarney and an unlicensed firearm used to be seized at some stage in the arrest.
The crew also seized a automobile at some stage in the operation.
The suspect led the crew to the set aside of residing of the sufferer in Evaton the set aside two extra kidnappers were arrested.
Additional investigation resulted in the arrest of a fourth kidnapper in Benoni. A automobile which is believed to bear been susceptible in the associated charge of the crime used to be also seized.
The four suspects are expected to look earlier than a magistrate’s court rapidly, whereas additional investigations continue.
