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Soweto man arrested for allegedly faking own kidnapping in R100,000 extortion plot

IOL · Published 1h ago
Soweto man arrested for allegedly faking own kidnapping in R100,000 extortion plot

A man who allegedly claimed to have been kidnapped for a R100,000 ransom has instead landed behind bars after police uncovered what they say was a staged abduction plot involving three accomplices.

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