Monday, two men were arrested, accused of having caused a road accident to kidnap a motorist in Toufflers, near Roubaix, in the North, we learned from the Lille prosecutor's office.
The ambush had been well organized.
Sunday evening, a couple circulating in the town of Toufflers "was voluntarily hit by another car", confirms the prosecution at
20 Minutes
.
Once his vehicle stopped, "the driver was forced by several individuals to get into another vehicle", continues this same source.
The woman who accompanied him, slightly injured, was taken care of by the firefighters.
Kidnapped motorist found injured
An investigation for "attempted homicide, kidnapping and kidnapping in an organized gang" was opened, entrusted to the zonal direction of the judicial police.
The investigations allowed the police to arrest three individuals, Monday morning, in Roubaix.
They were remanded in custody.
The kidnapped motorist was found alive but injured.
He was hospitalized.
The motives of the kidnappers are currently unknown.
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