CCTV footage has surfaced on social media, showing the brazen acts of a group of armed suspects who abducted a man in Fordsburg, Johannesburg, on Wednesday afternoon.
Watch: Fordsburg man abducted in broad daylight
From what we understand, the incident occurred on Fountain Road at approximately 13:36, less than a kilometre away from Oriental Plaza where, just a day earlier, armed gunmen staged a brazen jewellery store heist.
Details around the incident are still unknown at this stage. However, CCTV footage from a building on the road captured the moment a male occupant of a black Toyota Corolla was accosted by armed gunmen.
The video clip shows how a white BMW vehicle drove in front of the targeted vehicle when suddenly, it stopped in the middle of the road and three men got out pointing guns at the black Corolla.
The victim, a male believed to be of Indian descent, was seen rushed into the BMW vehicle by two abductors, while the third assailant pulled away with the man’s car.
The video clip ends abruptly with no further context to assist Fordsburg police.
ABDUCTION : FOUNTAIN RD. FORDSBURG. COJ. GP. INDIAN MALE ABDUCTED.@SAPoliceService @GTP_Traffstats @TrafficRTMC @_ArriveAlive @JoburgMPD @TMPDSafety @cci_network pic.twitter.com/tiOienUczd
— REZA (@crimeairnetwork) October 27, 2021
The identity of the abducted victim is not known at this stage. It is presumed that the man was held in captivity at the time this article was published.
This is a developing story.