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The victim of an alleged abduction attempt was rescued by an army patrol in the early hours of Thursday. The motive for the attack is being investigated.
A former police sergeant is among seven suspects arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and assaulting a 37-year-old man in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
The victim was rescued by an army patrol at about 1 am on Thursday.
Police spokesperson Brig Selvy Mohlala said the soldiers spotted two suspicious-looking vehicles, a navy blue BMW and a powder blue Mini Cooper, at Dludluma, outside Komatipoort.
“When the vehicles were stopped for investigation, eight occupants were in the vehicles.
"It is said that the victim got a chance to report to SANDF members that he was forcefully taken from his residence and assaulted,” he said.
“It is further alleged that when he [the victim] was abducted, all the seven occupants, aged between 22 and 43, were present.
“The army members took the victim and the suspects and handed them over to the police in Tonga.”
In the statement given by the police spokesperson on Friday, he affirmed that An investigation into the motive behind the alleged kidnapping and assault is underway.
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