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By Staff Reporter 
1 hour ago
Cape Town – Another businessman has been kidnapped, this time a Pretoria businessman with a ransom of R 180 million demanded for his safe return.
This comes days after a Cape Town business owner was kidnapped during a robbery and held captive for five days until his family paid a ransom demand.
The kidnapping of Sikander Kalla of Advance Cash n Carry Pretoria, the gruesome murder of his staff member, Imtiaz “DK” Suleman, and the ransom demand of R180 million yesterday sent shockwaves through the business community and Laudium, where are both.
Suleman is said to have been shot four Tuesday afternoon on Rebecca Street in Pretoria West.
The couple were traveling in a silver-gray vehicle when they were accosted by unknown suspects, who shot the driver, Suleman, and left his body slumped behind the wheel as they fled with Kalla.
“Since then, a ransom of 180 million rand has been requested to bring him back safely,” said a member of the Laudium business community, who requested anonymity for fear of being a victim.
While police were unable to confirm either the kidnapping allegations or the ransom demand, the news spread on social media Tuesday night, with a tweet from @Furak Tuesday night that read: “My beloved brothers in humanity. With great sadness I inform you that Madressah Hifzul Quran’s FATHER, Uncle Sikander Kalla, was kidnapped today. “
He went on to say that “Imtiaz DK, who was driving Sikander home, was shot and sadly is no longer with us.”
Police spokesman Mathapelo Peters said yesterday he was unaware of the incident.
However, residents said they knew the couple was confronted by armed suspects on their way home.
Activist and crime fighter Yusuf Amramjee said that, as far as he knew, a murder and kidnapping case was being investigated.
Referring questions to the police, he confirmed that the family was not yet ready to discuss the incident.
Suleman was buried in Laudium yesterday with entry to the cemetery restricted to 100 people under government Covid-19 regulations. He is survived by his widow and three children.
Last Tuesday, the owner of Central Supa Savers in Ravensmead was kidnapped during a store robbery and held captive for days until his release.
Police spokesman FC van Wyk said the man had met with his family but had not yet been arrested.
“According to the family, on November 29 the family paid an undisclosed amount of ransom money to the suspected kidnappers.
” Cases of kidnapping and theft of companies were registered for investigation. No one has been arrested at this stage. Investigations continue, ”Van Wyk said.
Crime fighter and former head of the community policing forum group, Hanif Loonat, said he suspected the latest incident in Cape Town was the result of a break with the union.
“My concern is related to why these people are not joining the book. We need to bring international aid, ”Loonat said.
In 2018, Layaqat Allie Parker, 65, founder of the Foodprop Group, which owns the Foodworld supermarket chain, was kidnapped and returned after two months in captivity.
In July 2017, the owner of Zhauns Business Opportunity Machines, Sadeck Zhaun Ahmed, was kidnapped in front of his business on Victoria Road, Salt River.
He was returned to his family after two months, and although there were reports that a rand of 20 million rand was paid for his release, his family denied it.
In August 2017, local businessman Omar Carrim, then 76, was allegedly kidnapped and only released four months later, after appeals were made to those who held him to at least allow him to collect his cardiac medication since he had a chronic disease from which he could have died.
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