{"id":11375,"date":"2013-10-29T08:21:32","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T08:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=11375"},"modified":"2013-10-29T08:21:32","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T08:21:32","slug":"trigger-happy-policeman-held-for-kidnapping-and-extortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=11375","title":{"rendered":"Trigger-happy policeman held for kidnapping and extortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SAPS_badge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10006\" alt=\"SAPS_badge\" src=\"http:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SAPS_badge-300x198.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SAPS_badge-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/praag.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/SAPS_badge.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A police officer was arrested on Monday for kidnapping and extortion after officers accidentally shot and wounded singer Kuli Chana, Gauteng police said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The officer was a detective from Silverton, Pretoria, Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Police have launched a manhunt for five other suspects who were involved in the kidnapping. The police officer will appear at the Johannesburg Magistrate&#8217;s Court within 48 hours,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Earlier on Monday, Dlamini said a case of attempted murder was being investigated after Chana was shot. Police from Bedfordview, Johannesburg, were tracking kidnappers and mistook Chana&#8217;s luxury sedan for that of the kidnappers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;It is alleged that as they [police] were trying to stop the vehicle it drove away at a high speed. Several shots were fired and the driver lost control&#8230; It was established that the driver had sustained gunshot wounds,&#8221; said Dlamini.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A case of kidnapping was reported in Bedfordview and the kidnappers demanded a ransom from the victim&#8217;s family, Dlamini said. The victim&#8217;s family was instructed to leave the ransom money at the Caltex petrol station on the N1 highway in Midrand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bedfordview police arrived at the garage, saw Chana&#8217;s car, and mistook him for the kidnapper.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An internal investigation was underway.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chana, whose real name is Khulane Morule, had been discharged from hospital, his publicist Sheila Afari said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;He is shaken by the shooting as it came out of nowhere and there was no warning from the police whatsoever. He is recovering at home.&#8221; &#8211; Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A police officer was arrested on Monday for kidnapping and extortion after officers accidentally shot and wounded singer Kuli Chana, Gauteng police said. The officer was a detective from Silverton, Pretoria, Lt-Col Lungelo Dlamini said in a statement. &#8220;Police have launched a manhunt for five other suspects who were involved in the kidnapping. 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