Police rescued a Bangladeshi national kidnapped on Monday in Touwsriver in the Western Cape.
According to the police, a ransom was demanded for the
victim’s safe return. The provincial Multidisciplinary Kidnapping Task Team arrested
four suspects on Wednesday.
Police spokesperson, Brigadier Novela Potelwa, says the
suspects are also Bangladeshi nationals and face charges of kidnapping and
extortion.
“Following the kidnapping of a 19-year-old Bangladeshi on
Monday in Touws River where, after a ransom was demanded, members of the
Western Cape multidisciplinary kidnapping task team sprang into action in
pursuit of vital information and descended on a location in the area where they
rescued the hostage on Wednesday ,” said Potelwa.
“Four suspects, also Bangladeshi men, were subsequently
arrested and are facing kidnapping and extortion charges. The rescued man was
taken to a medical facility for assessment.”
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Done by: Alungile Njemla
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