Young man kidnapped because of mother's 10 million dong debt
Tu and his accomplices blocked the road, beat and restrained Mr. Thao, brought him back to confine him, and forced the victim's family to pay the loan shark.
On July 7, Phu Quoc District Police (Kien Giang) detained Luu Anh Tu, Tran Khanh Linh, Pham Van Cuong and Tran Hau Duc (residing in Nam Dinh, Ha Tinh) to investigate their behavior.Illegal detention.
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The group of young men interrogating Mr. Thao, are being detained by the police. Photo:Lan Vy. |
Last week, on his way to work, Mr. Do Thao was stopped by Tu's group, beaten, restrained and taken to a fish shooting game shop in Duong To commune, Phu Quoc district.
Four young men and Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh (from Hai Duong) took turns assaulting, torturing, and forcing Mr. Thao to contact his family to pay back 10 million VND that the victim's mother and uncle had borrowed.
While they were not paying attention, Mr. Thao called an acquaintance to report to the police. Dozens of police then rushed in to arrest Tu and 3 accomplices, rescued the victim with a head injury, but Linh quickly escaped. Many knives, swords, iron pipes... were confiscated.
Initially, Tu’s group said they came from the North to Phu Quoc to work for Linh, taking care of the game shop and lending money at high interest rates. The control of Thao to collect debt was directed by this woman.
The incident is under investigation.
