Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have rescued a medical doctor who was allegedly abducted by armed suspects.
In a statement on Thursday, DCI said the victim, identified as Emmanuel Kerich, was reportedly abducted while in the company of friends at Juja City Mall.
According to DCI, three armed men accosted the doctor, handcuffed him, and forced him into a Subaru Forester bearing registration number KBK 895W.
The three abductors drove the victim through several locations, where they allegedly tortured him while demanding a Ksh3 million ransom, before heading towards Athi River.
“The victim, Emmanuel Kerich, was reportedly accosted while in the company of friends at Juja City Mall by three men who handcuffed him before forcing him into a Subaru Forester, registration number KBK 895W,” DCI stated.
Preliminary investigations established that the vehicle’s side mirrors displayed a different registration number, KDQ 640F, which officers believe was intended to conceal the vehicle’s identity during the commission of the crime.
Acting on intelligence and with the assistance of members of the public, officers tracked the vehicle and intercepted it along the Mavemba–Mugoya Road in Athi River.
During the operation, two of the suspects escaped, while a third was cornered by members of the public and assaulted before police intervened.
The injured suspect was rescued by officers and rushed to hospital, where he remains under police guard.
The victim was rescued unharmed.
Police also recovered a pair of handcuffs believed to have been used during the abduction, while the Subaru Forester was seized as an exhibit to aid ongoing investigations.
Meanwhile, detectives have launched a manhunt for the two suspects who remain at large as investigations into the incident continue.
