A high-stakes police operation in KwaZulu-Natal led to a fatal shootout after a Pakistani national was targeted in a ransom-driven kidnapping scheme.
A suspected kidnapper was killed in a shootout with police at Hluhluwe in northern KwaZulu-Natal.. Two suspects are on the run.. Police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda says a Pakistani national – was kidnapped on the 6th of May and a ransom of R2000,000 was demanded.. He says the man was released the following day after a R90.000 ransom was paid.. Colonel Netshiunda says the Empangeni Tactical Response Team then led an operation to monitor the
drop-off of the rest of the ransom on the N2 northbound last night.. “On Saturday night, a parcel was dropped on the N2 northbound and three suspects, who were travelling in a bakkie, arrived to pick up the parcel.. The TRT officers confronted the suspects and a shootout ensued.” “One suspect was shot and fatally wounded at the scene, the second suspect fled into the bushes and disappeared in the darkness, whilst the third suspect
drove off.. The bakkie he was driving was found abandoned on the N2 on ramp at Empangeni,” adds Netshiunda.. #sapsKZN A suspect who had allegedly #kidnapped a Pakistani businessman in Hluhluwe, was shot and fatally wounded in a shootout with police at Empangeni on Saturday night, 09/50.. The businessman was kidnapped on the morning of 06/05 and a ransom of R200 000 was demanded.. On the… pic.twitter.com/DQKN13vSvV — SA Police Service 🇿🇦 (@SAPoliceService) May 10,
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