Durban - Police have arrested a 37-year-old man for faking a hijacking. Police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbhele said the man was charged with perjury and appeared at Verulam Magistrate's Court.
“It is alleged that a suspect residing at the Mount Edgecombe Estate planned a fake hijacking on 23 January 2018 where a planning meeting was held at the Springfield Park,” Mbhele said.
At about 11am last week, the suspect reported that he was hijacked of his Jaguar by two males who took his guns away at gunpoint.
“On the same day, the vehicle was recovered in Chesterville area and suspects were arrested. A thorough police investigation revealed that the ‘hijacking victim’ had planned the hijacking in order to defraud the insurance by claiming for a hijacked vehicle,” Mbhele said.
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