The Directorate of Criminal Investigations have arrested five suspects accused of a kidnapping incident in Thindigua, Kiambu county.
The dramatic rescue unfolded after the victim's girlfriend received a disturbing call. Her boyfriend's phone was answered by an unfamiliar voice demanding a ransom of Sh500,000 for his release.
Immediately acting on intelligence leads, the detectives launched a manhunt.
The victim was found in distress, bearing visible injuries and wearing a blood-stained shirt.
The rescue mission culminated near Quickmatt Thindigua, where five suspects were arrested.
During the arrest, two getaway vehicles were seized.
A search of the vehicles led to the recovery of key evidence, including a kitchen knife, ten assorted mobile phones, and a tablet.
Investigations revealed that the kidnappers had already received Sh68,000 in ransom by the time of arrest.
All five suspects are currently in custody and are undergoing processing, pending their appearance in court.
This is the latest of many cases of kidnapping that police have successfully intervened.
Earlier this week, the DCI arrested a 33-year-old man accused of kidnapping a seven-year-old boy in the Mwihoko area in Kiambu County.
In a statement issued by DCI on their social media handle, the harrowing ordeal began when the parents of the victim went shopping at a supermarket in Mwihoko.
While shopping, they suddenly realised that their son had gone missing and began searching for him.
''In their moment of desperation, they received a call from an unknown individual who claimed to have their son and demanded a ransom of Sh100,000 for his safe return,'' DCI said.
It was then that security officers sprang into action in an effort to retrieve the child.
The rescue operation was conducted with well-coordinated efforts by police officers and detectives based at Githurai Police Station.
''Determined to bring the child home, officers sprang into action. Through forensic trails, they flushed the suspect out of his hideout in the Githurai Railway area,'' DCI stated.
The child was rescued by the officers and reunited with his parents.
The suspect remains under custody, undergoing
processing as he awaits his court appearance.
