The police in Bronkhorstspruit recently arrested to alleged kidnappers after a man from the town was kidnapped.

They were arrested on April 18 after the alleged kidnapping had happened four days earlier.

A woman received a call from an unknown person. The person told her that her husband’s brother was with them, and she must not get the police involved.

The police were called, and a case of kidnapping was opened. During the investigation, the suspects called the woman again and demanded money and goods to secure the victim’s safe release.

According to the Bronkhorstspruit police, an agreement to hand over the ransom was made with the kidnappers.

A police operation was set up, and on April 18, a task team comprised of Bronkhorstspruit detectives, Crime Prevention, Special Task Force, the K-9-unit, CIG and members of the Anti-kidnapping Task Team.

According to the police, the suspects arrived at the agreed location but got spooked and fled the scene in a blue BMW.

The police chased them to Market Street, then west towards Church Street, in the direction of Pretoria. The kidnapping victim was thrown from the BMW, and in the process, the suspects collided with two other vehicles.

They jumped out and fled the scene of the accident, but the police gave chase and arrested a man and a wounded woman.

The Bronkhorstspruit station commander, Colonel Maqhawe Simon Dhladhla, commended the officers for arresting the suspects within a week of the kidnapping.