Police take action against false hijacking claims
A man was arrested after he claimed he was hijacked on Umhlanga Rocks Drive. Investigations later revealed the story was fabricated.
POLICE have warned the public against opening false cases at various police stations. This follows the arrest of a man who claimed he was hijacked on Umhlanga Rocks Drive, which later turned out to have been a fabricated story.
In a statement provincial police said, “Our police resources are wasted when police respond and investigate these false cases. This has resulted in investigating officers adopting a firm stance against this type of behaviour.”
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The 32-year-old man Wiseman Nxumalo, reported a hijacking to police where he alleged that he was hijacked of his Toyota Tazz vehicle along Umhlanga Rocks Drive earlier this month. He alleged that he was approached by three armed men who robbed him of his vehicle. A case of hijacking was opened at the Durban North police station. Detectives began their investigation in earnest and the victim was questioned thoroughly with regards to the incident.
The SAPS statement went on to read, “As the investigation progressed and evidence was gathered by detectives it became blatantly apparent that the man was not hijacked but had opened a false case with the police. He was confronted with regards to the discrepancies and was charged for defeating the ends of justice.”
The suspect appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 18 September, and the case was postponed until 25 September 2018 for further investigation.
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