PUBLISHED: 21 Oct 2024 at 13: 59
Police are searching for an armed group that allegedly kidnapped two Taiwanese businessmen from their Bangkok department and ransomed them for about 12 million ringgit on Saturday.
Pol Col Pornthep Chalermkiat, commander of the Sutthisarn place, said on Monday the two gentlemen were accommodation providers for Chinese customers.
On October 19, they reported to the police that they had been abducted from their rented home on Ratchadaphisek 24 Road in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district, which likewise housed their business.
They claimed that a friend of theirs asked them to confirm they had 3 million baht in cash on Saturday because the visitor planned to bring digital money with them.
Later that evening, five armed people entered their company, took the 3 million bass funds and abducted them.
The two men claimed to have traveled in two vehicles to Nakhon Nayok territory after being separated. There they were forced to transfer US$ 270, 000 ( about 8.9 million baht ) to the gang’s account.  ,
Later, the two gentlemen said, they were taken up to Bangkok in one car and set free in Bang Khen area.
The group’s vehicles had false license plates, according to Pol Col Pornthep, and they each fled individually.
One victim had a suspicion that his ex-wife was responsible for the alleged murder. The officers train captain assumed that the original family and the crew were hiding in Thailand.
Around 3 a.m. on Monday, authorities finished questioning the two men. For their own health, they were placed under police security. No brands were released.  ,
Pol Col Pornthep Chalermkiat, chief of Sutthisarn station ( photo supplied )