Cape Town – Police are seeking assistance to locate 41-year-old Rajathi Gnanaraj, who was kidnapped outside her workplace in Deal Party on Friday night in Gqeberha.
According to reports, Gnanaraj and her husband were sitting in their vehicle on Grahamstown Road when seven armed suspects approached at approximately 17:45.
A 41-year-old woman has been kidnapped outside her workplace in Deal Party, Gqeberha.
Rajathi Gnanaraj and her husband were sitting in their vehicle in Grahamstown Road when they were approached by seven armed suspects last night,
Police say the suspects smashed the vehicle’s…
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The suspects forcibly entered the vehicle by smashing the window, then dragged Gnanaraj into a silver Toyota Corolla before fleeing the scene.
“The suspects pulled the victim from her vehicle into a silver Corolla and drove off in the direction of New Brighton,” Algoa FM quoted police spokesperson, Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg as saying.
“Thereafter, the suspects got into a red Haval and drove off.”
Gnanaraj’s husband was left behind unharmed, IOL reported.
The motive for the kidnapping remains unclear, the report said.
Police are investigating and urge anyone with information to contact SAPS Mount Road, Captain Elaine Metelerkamp at 082 779 7186, Crime Stop at 08600 10111, or their nearest police station.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
