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Police are searching for a woman who was kidnapped in the presence of her son and her husband in Curepe on Sunday night after being ambushed by armed assailants.
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00:00Police are searching for a woman who was kidnapped in the presence of her son and her husband in Kurep on Sunday night after being ambushed by armed assailants.
00:09According to police reports, around 9.50 p.m. on July 13th, a 45-year-old man was driving a white Toyota Hilux along Bassey Street in the company of his 44-year-old wife, Janki Sati Karam, and their son.
00:23While in transit, a blue vehicle of unknown make, model, and registration suddenly pulled in front of them.
00:30Three mastermen, all armed with firearms, exited the vehicle.
00:34One suspect forced the female victim into the blue vehicle, while another suspect robbed the male driver of $500 in cash and an iPhone 14 Pro.
00:44One of the assailants then entered the victim's Toyota Hilux, and both vehicles drove off, one with a stolen Hilux and the other with a kidnapped woman.
00:53The couple's child was not reported harmed in the incident.
00:57At around 8 a.m. today, officials from the North Central Division, as well as the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, received key intelligence, which led them to Sunset Drive in Aruka.
01:06There, the Hilux was recovered.
01:08However, Karam could not be located.
01:10The vehicle was processed by crime scene investigators and removed from the scene.
01:15The search for the missing mother continues.
01:18Inquiries are also continuing.
01:20Police are searching for a woman who was kidnapped in the presence of her son and her husband in Kurep on Sunday night after being ambushed by armed assailants.
01:31According to police reports, around 9.50 p.m. on July 13, a 45-year-old man was driving a white Toyota Hilux along Bassey Street in the company of his 44-year-old wife, Janki Sati Karam, and their son.
01:45While in transit, a blue vehicle of unknown make, model, and registration suddenly pulled in front of them.
01:52Three mastermen, all armed with firearms, exited the vehicle.
01:56One suspect forced the female victim into the blue vehicle, while another suspect robbed the male driver of $500 in cash and an iPhone 14 Pro.
02:05One of the assailants then entered the victim's Toyota Hilux, and both vehicles drove off, one with the stolen Hilux, and the other with the kidnapped woman.
02:15The couple's child was not reported harmed in the incident.
02:19At around 8 a.m. today, officials from the North Central Division, as well as the Anti-Kidnapping Squad, received key intelligence, which led them to Sunset Drive in Oruka.
02:28There, the Hilux was recovered.
02:30However, Karam could not be located.
02:32The vehicle was processed by crime scene investigators and removed from the scene.
02:37The search for the missing mother continues.
02:40Inquiries are also continuing.
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