Chinese Student Rescued from Kidnap Gang
Posted: Mon Mar 20, 2023 4:45 pm
Police arrest Chinese trio accused of kidnapping in Bangkok near Cambodian border
Monday, 20 Mar 2023
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Metropolitan Police Bureau has ordered officers to expand their investigation of three Chinese nationals who were arrested near the border with Cambodia on Sunday (March 19) for allegedly kidnapping a young Chinese woman in Bangkok’s Ekkamai area on Thursday.
The three Chinese nationals, two men and one woman, were arrested at a hotel in Sa Kaeo province's Aranyaprathet district by Khlong Luek police and charged with extortion and illegal detainment.
Ran Xiaoyong, Zeng Bo and Nie Lijiao allegedly kidnapped the female Chinese student and forced her to transfer crypto currency from her account to accounts they held.
The incident began on Thursday night when the female suspect invited the student for dinner in Ekkamai. Police say the student was subsequently detained in a van.
She was forced to transfer digital currency worth 270,000 baht (RM35,500) to them, police said.
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/as ... ian-border
Monday, 20 Mar 2023
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Metropolitan Police Bureau has ordered officers to expand their investigation of three Chinese nationals who were arrested near the border with Cambodia on Sunday (March 19) for allegedly kidnapping a young Chinese woman in Bangkok’s Ekkamai area on Thursday.
The three Chinese nationals, two men and one woman, were arrested at a hotel in Sa Kaeo province's Aranyaprathet district by Khlong Luek police and charged with extortion and illegal detainment.
Ran Xiaoyong, Zeng Bo and Nie Lijiao allegedly kidnapped the female Chinese student and forced her to transfer crypto currency from her account to accounts they held.
The incident began on Thursday night when the female suspect invited the student for dinner in Ekkamai. Police say the student was subsequently detained in a van.
She was forced to transfer digital currency worth 270,000 baht (RM35,500) to them, police said.
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/as ... ian-border