Tuesday November 3, 2009
Two more freed from kidnappers
By RASHITHA A. HAMID
KUALA LUMPUR: Police rescued two more victims from the same syndicate that kidnapped a 16-year-old Sri Lankan earlier.
The victims, a 57-year-old and another who is 63, were held in an apartment in Setapak near where the teenager was confined.
Initial investigation revealed that the victims were beaten, drugged and starved during their captivity.
Federal CID Director Comm Datuk Seri Bakri Zinin said police also arrested six men, including a Sri Lankan.
They were alerted about the kidnapping on Oct 26 after the parents of the 16-year-old transferred 5,000 euros (RM25,000) to the suspects. The transaction was done in France.
Two days later, a team of policemen raided a house in Setapak and saved the boy.
That rescue led police to uncover the plight of the two victims. Comm Bakri said French police had also arrested four men, aged between 20 and 36, in connection with the kidnapping.
Police have yet to identify the syndicate’s mastermind. “We are also looking into the human trafficking angle,” Comm Bakri said at a press conference yesterday.
All three victims are under police custody to facilitate investigations.
The six arrested in the city are put under remand.
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