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[h=1]Iranian student relates taxi kidnap in KL
AsiaOne
Wednesday, Feb 06, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR - A post-graduate student from Iran spent three terrifying hours with two armed kidnappers after she boarded a taxi in Jalan Changkat Bukit Bintang here on Saturday afternoon.
The victim, identified only as Aisyah, a 27-year-old Master's student of Computer Software Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, here, was released only after her brother had paid a ransom of RM2,000 (S$809.72).
The drama unfolded about 4.30pm when the taxi drove to a back lane 100m away after he had picked her up from a nearby hotel.
"He told me there was a problem with the engine. He stopped the cab and opened the bonnet. At that time, another man armed with a knife boarded the cab and sat next to me," Aisyah told the New Straits Times.
"He wore a cap and sunglasses. In proper English, he warned me not to scream or he would kill me. He also told me that all he wanted was my money. He ransacked my handbag but there was not much cash. He took both my handphones."
Aisyah pleaded and told him that she was just a student who did not have much money but the kidnapper ordered her to contact her rich friends or father.
He wanted a ransom of RM10,000 for her release.
"I told him my father would not be able to remit the money so soon as he was in Iran. The man then threatened to sell my kidneys," she said, adding that she tried to remain calm throughout the ordeal.
She contacted her brother, Emad, a PhD student at University Malaya.
"I told him what had happened. My brother panicked as he was in Malacca and did not have the RM10,000 ransom."
After that, the two men blindfolded her and took her on a long drive.
"When the taxi stopped, they took me into a house and locked me in a room. They removed the blindfold. I noticed there were two women in the house. The men asked me to contact my brother again.
"After negotiations, the ransom was reduced to RM2,000. The kidnappers told my brother to credit the money into my bank account," Aisyah said.
The kidnappers then took her automated teller machine card and after they had withdrawn the money, they blindfolded her and took her into the taxi.
She was dropped off in front of the Heritage Condominium in Jalan Pahang, Setapak, at 7.30pm.
She went to a restaurant where she contacted her brother.
She lodged a report at the Jalan Tun H.S. Lee police station.
Aisyah, who has been here for a year, said she is now in fear that the kidnappers would come back for her.
Her brother has not allowed her to go around alone anymore.
Dang Wangi police chief Assistant Commissioner Zainuddin Ahmad said investigations was underway.[/h]
AsiaOne
Wednesday, Feb 06, 2013
KUALA LUMPUR - A post-graduate student from Iran spent three terrifying hours with two armed kidnappers after she boarded a taxi in Jalan Changkat Bukit Bintang here on Saturday afternoon.
The victim, identified only as Aisyah, a 27-year-old Master's student of Computer Software Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, here, was released only after her brother had paid a ransom of RM2,000 (S$809.72).
The drama unfolded about 4.30pm when the taxi drove to a back lane 100m away after he had picked her up from a nearby hotel.
"He told me there was a problem with the engine. He stopped the cab and opened the bonnet. At that time, another man armed with a knife boarded the cab and sat next to me," Aisyah told the New Straits Times.
"He wore a cap and sunglasses. In proper English, he warned me not to scream or he would kill me. He also told me that all he wanted was my money. He ransacked my handbag but there was not much cash. He took both my handphones."
Aisyah pleaded and told him that she was just a student who did not have much money but the kidnapper ordered her to contact her rich friends or father.
He wanted a ransom of RM10,000 for her release.
"I told him my father would not be able to remit the money so soon as he was in Iran. The man then threatened to sell my kidneys," she said, adding that she tried to remain calm throughout the ordeal.
She contacted her brother, Emad, a PhD student at University Malaya.
"I told him what had happened. My brother panicked as he was in Malacca and did not have the RM10,000 ransom."
After that, the two men blindfolded her and took her on a long drive.
"When the taxi stopped, they took me into a house and locked me in a room. They removed the blindfold. I noticed there were two women in the house. The men asked me to contact my brother again.
"After negotiations, the ransom was reduced to RM2,000. The kidnappers told my brother to credit the money into my bank account," Aisyah said.
The kidnappers then took her automated teller machine card and after they had withdrawn the money, they blindfolded her and took her into the taxi.
She was dropped off in front of the Heritage Condominium in Jalan Pahang, Setapak, at 7.30pm.
She went to a restaurant where she contacted her brother.
She lodged a report at the Jalan Tun H.S. Lee police station.
Aisyah, who has been here for a year, said she is now in fear that the kidnappers would come back for her.
Her brother has not allowed her to go around alone anymore.
Dang Wangi police chief Assistant Commissioner Zainuddin Ahmad said investigations was underway.[/h]
