The police in Setlagole are investigating a case of kidnapping and murder following an incident in which a 34 year old Bangladeshi national was allegedly kidnapped and killed in the evening on Thursday, 11 January 2018 in Setlagole near Vryburg.
It is alleged that the victim was arriving at one of the shops in the village when he was kidnapped by unknown suspects who put him at the back of his bakkie (Ford Ranger with a canopy) and drove off.
The shop assistant called the police who responded accordingly.
According to information available at this stage, the police did not get cooperation from the victim’s friends or relatives. It is apparent that that the suspects had already used the victim’s cell phone to contact friends and relatives to demand ransom which the friends or relatives allegedly paid it without involving the police.
They were then told to go and get the victim at a filling station in Mahikeng, but he was not found. It was at that stage that the friends and relatives started to work with the police who had already registered a case of kidnapping.
A search was launched with the assistance from the K9 Unit that has led to the discovery of the victim’s vehicle in the dense bushes in Setlagole on Friday, 12 January 2018. The search continued again today, 15 January 2018 and the victim’s body was found in the same area where the vehicle was found.
A case of murder has been registered and no one has been arrested. Investigation into the matter continues.
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