Four men face abduction charges

Four men face abduction charges

SINGAPORE (AFP): Two Malaysians were among four men charged
with the kidnapping of an Indian businessman in a subordinate
court yesterday, the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC)
reported.

The two Malaysians were identified as Jacob Packiam and
Sinnasam Marappan.

The other two suspects were Singaporeans, Rajandran Rengasamy
and Ramaya Ramasamdram. Their ages were not given.

The case will come up for further mention in a week's time.

Police said Tuesday the four were alleged to have kidnapped
the businessmen and demanded a ransom of S$50,000 (US$33,000).

The businessman, whose name was not mentioned by SBC, supplied
Indian workers to local contractors. He was kidnapped about three
days ago and kept in a flat.

Police raided the flat and rescued the businessman and
arrested the four who were keeping a watch on him.