A 20-year-old schoolboy has been arrested for allegedly faking his own kidnapping and demanding a R7 000 ransom from his family. | MaliDayimani
The man was arrested on Saturday by Limpopo police alongside his 24-year-old friend, who allegedly conspired with him to fake the kidnapping.
In a statement on Sunday, Limpopo police said they had deployed a special team which included a hostage negotiator for a thorough investigation and possible arrest of the culprits. The police said the team visited various homesteads in Tafelkop and one of them arrived at the scene and led the team to where the victim was.
"False reports put a lot of strain on police resources which could have been directed to deal with real incidents of crime and to victims who desperately needed police assistance," said Hadebe.
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