Immigrants fear kidnappers in the Eastern Cape
The Hawks are investigating 14 cases of immigrants kidnapped for ransom in the past few months in the Eastern Cape. The victims are usually owners of businesses such as hardware stores and spaza shops in small towns.
Originally from Pakistan, an Mthatha-based businessman in Slovo Park, tells a dramatic story. “It was on Sunday 6 March around 9am, when these guys came into the store, pulled out guns and took all the staff hostage.”Watch | Protest action is how we get law enforcement’s attention – Diepsloot residents
He was counting the bricks when one pulled a gun and ordered him to lie down. They blindfolded him and started ransacking the shop for money. “They captured this on video, which was then sent to other Pakistani nationals that are close to me, so that they can find the ransom money that is being asked,” he said.GroundUp has seen the video.Sometimes they would make a phone call, put the phone on the speaker, then beat me so that Ali [name changed] could hear what was going on. They were starving me and would give me slices of bread once a day.
They said I must raise the money from other Pakistanis or else we will never see where he is buried. They will only send us samples. I went to report the matter to the police at Ngcobo and the police could only assist in advising us on how we should negotiate.When they reached an agreement the kidnappers sent them to three locations around Mthatha.
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