A teacher and a police reservist arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a Bangladeshi national will remain in police custody until their next court appearance.
The suspects appeared in court yesterday. They will appear in Johannesburg High Court on March 2 for bail application.
The victim is still missing.
The kidnapping occurred in Malvern on February 11.
The EXPRESS reported yesterday the Cleveland SAPS spokesperson, Constable Mpho Mashakane, said three men posing as police officers took a 26-year-old man from his family shop along Jules Street in Malvern.
“The men said they were from the Katlehong SAPS’ Family Unit.”
The men told the family they were there to arrest their son for rape after a case had been opened at the Klatlehong SAPS.
The victim’s brother reported the incident at the Cleveland SAPS.
The family proceeded to the Katlehong SAPS to inquire about the case and the arrest.
“The family was told that the case number they were given was not for a rape. They were told it was about a person who was arrested for possession of dagga,” said Cost Mashakane.
A case of kidnapping was then open at the Cleveland SAPS.
On Friday, February 12, the father of the victim received a call from someone demanding three million Bangladeshi Taka, equal to R400 000.
Const Mashakane said the investigation led to the arrest of a teacher.
