DURBAN North SAPS has warned joggers and walkers to be vigilant and avoid walking alone. This comes after two kidnappings and assaults by an armed gang using a red VW Polo. On Friday last week, a Durban North resident in his 20s was abducted, drugged and assaulted by a group of armed men. Two men wearing balaclavas grabbed him and pulled him into the car while he was out walking near Norrie Crescent.
According to Capt Raymond Deokaran, spokesman for the station, police were pursuing all leads to track the gang down.
“The gang have also been implicated in the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 20-year-old student. We are concerned that this gang has been linked to two serious crimes in the area. We have alerted our patrol vehicles. We are urging residents walking and running in the area to try, where possible, to run with a group and to avoid isolating themselves,” he said.
