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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A 20-year-old schoolboy has been arrested for allegedly faking his own kidnapping and demanding a R7 000 ransom from his family.<\/p>\n

The man was arrested on Saturday by Limpopo police alongside his 24-year-old friend, who allegedly conspired with him to fake the kidnapping.<\/p>\n

The two will appear in the Mdutjana Magistrate’s Court in Siyabuswa on Monday, facing a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud and uttery.<\/p>\n

The alleged kidnapping led the unsuspecting parents of the 20-year-old to open a case of kidnapping and the police launching a massive search.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Sunday, Limpopo police said they had deployed a special team which included a hostage negotiator for a thorough investigation and possible arrest of the culprits.<\/p>\n

They added investigations revealed the victim was in Tafelkop in the Motetema policing area.<\/p>\n

The police said the team visited various homesteads in Tafelkop and one of them arrived at the scene and led the team to where the victim was.<\/p>\n

“The victim was taken along with his 24-year-old accomplice for questioning. The duo was arrested after they confessed to have conspired and faked the kidnapping in order to get money from the family,” they added in a statement.<\/p>\n

Limpopo police commissioner Lieutenant-General Thembi Hadebe condemned the incident.<\/p>\n

“We are at times receiving reports of kidnapping and are obliged to act immediately by mobilising resources as the safety of victims could be at stake.<\/p>\n

“False reports put a lot of strain on police resources which could have been directed to deal with real incidents of crime and to victims who desperately needed police assistance,” said Hadebe.<\/p>\n

The pupil had left his home in Lusaka, Dennilton, on Friday at about 07:00 to attend school, which is about three kilometres from his home.<\/p>\n

His mother became worried when he did not return home as usual and informed her husband when he returned from work.<\/p>\n

The police said her husband said he received several messages from his son’s number indicating he must call him but when he called back, he did not answer.<\/p>\n

The couple then enquired about their son’s whereabouts from his classmates who confirmed he did not attend classes on Friday.<\/p>\n

Later in the evening at about 20:15, an unknown person called the family using the supposed victim’s number and demanded R7 000, threatening to kill the victim if they failed to comply.<\/p>\n

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