The SAPS Anti-Kidnapping Task Team has safely reunited an Indian businessman with his family after an operation that also saw a wanted kidnapping kingpin fatally shot during a confrontation with police.

The businessman was rescued shortly after midnight on Thursday, September 4, when officers found him being held in a shack in Alexandra.

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According to SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, the alleged mastermind behind the kidnapping, a Mozambican national known by the nickname “Dollarman” was fatally wounded after ramming a police vehicle and opening fire on officers.

No police members were injured during the exchange.

@kemptonexpress A kidnapped Indian businessman has been safely reunited with his family after a dramatic SAPS Anti-Kidnapping Task Team operation that ended with the death of Mozambique’s most wanted kidnapping kingpin. The businessman was rescued shortly after midnight on Thursday, 4 September, when police discovered him being held in a shack in Alexandra. His release followed a shootout on Wednesday evening, 3 September, near the R21 freeway in Kempton Park. According to SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, the alleged mastermind behind the kidnapping – a Mozambican national known by the nickname “Dollarman” – was fatally wounded after ramming a police vehicle and opening fire on officers. No police members were injured during the exchange. Dollarman was listed on Mozambique’s wanted persons database (SERNIC) for multiple kidnappings-for-ransom. In South Africa, he has been linked to at least nine cases, including five kidnapping-for-ransom incidents, as well as housebreaking, theft, hijacking, and possession of unlicensed firearms. The businessman’s kidnapping in July in Benoni was under investigation when police traced ransom money to accounts linked to Dollarman, leading to Wednesday’s confrontation on the R21. SAPS confirmed that since July 2021, the Anti-Kidnapping Task Team has arrested more than 337 suspects and seized over 146 illegal firearms across the country. #kemptonexpress #kemptonpark #crimetok #Crime #SAPS #kempton #HappeningNow #TiktokNews #policeofficer #localnews #Kidnapping ♬ original sound KemptonExpress

Dollarman was listed on Mozambique’s wanted persons database (SERNIC) for multiple kidnappings-for-ransom.

In South Africa, he has been linked to at least nine cases, including five kidnapping-for-ransom incidents, as well as housebreaking, theft, hijacking, and possession of unlicensed firearms.

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The businessman’s kidnapping in July in Benoni was under investigation when police traced ransom money to accounts linked to Dollarman, leading to Wednesday’s confrontation on the R21.

SAPS confirmed that since July 2021, the Anti-Kidnapping Task Team has arrested more than 337 suspects and seized over 146 illegal firearms across the country.