{"id":49572,"date":"2026-02-10T03:58:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T03:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=49572"},"modified":"2026-02-10T03:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T03:58:07","slug":"laudium-resident-muhammad-ameen-dockrat-freed-kidnapping-ordeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/10\/laudium-resident-muhammad-ameen-dockrat-freed-kidnapping-ordeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Laudium resident Muhammad Ameen Dockrat freed after kidnapping ordeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><h2>He was allegedly accosted by suspects driving a vehicle with blue lights. <\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A former Laudium resident has been safely reunited with his family after his kidnapping ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Ameen Dockrat was reportedly freed by his abductors on Monday, nearly six months after he was kidnapped.<\/p>\n<p>Dockrat\u2019s family has requested privacy following his return. It\u2019s unclear if a ransom was paid for his release.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kidnapping\">Kidnapping<\/h2>\n<p>He was reportedly kidnapped near Botha Avenue on the Centurion side of the highway on Saturday, 11 October 2025, at about 3:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that Amien was allegedly accosted by suspects driving a vehicle with blue lights.<\/p>\n<p>Dockrat\u2019s car was found abandoned with the keys still in it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN:<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Ameen Dockrat who was  kidnapped in Centurion in October last year has been freed.<\/p>\n<p>He is reunited with his family.<\/p>\n<p>They have requested privacy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/COnnyRDBeS\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/COnnyRDBeS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Abramjee\/status\/2020928422474809411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ: Five arrested after two women\u2019s bodies found dumped near Orange Farm<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-crime-stats\">Crime stats<\/h3>\n<p>The crime stats last year revealed that Johannesburg continues to lead nationally in contact crimes and particularly in kidnapping.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gauteng continued to account for more than half of total kidnappings in the country and saw a 1.8% increase in cases.<\/p>\n<p>The crime statistics in the second quarter showed that 27 of the 30 police stations recording the highest number of kidnappings were in Gauteng, and of them, 13 were in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-police-stations\">Police stations<\/h3>\n<p>These police stations include Lenasia, which recorded a 35.1% increase in kidnapping cases; Roodepoort, which saw a 21.2% increase; and Honeydew, which recorded a 57.1% increase.<\/p>\n<p>Vosloorus in Ekurhuleni reported the most kidnapping cases nationally and recorded an 8.8% increase in kidnapping cases from July to September.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kidnapping-suspect-shot-dead\">Kidnapping suspect shot dead<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier this month, a kidnapping suspect was shot dead, and two others were arrested in the Eastern Cape.<\/p>\n<p>This followed an intelligence-led investigation linked to multiple kidnapping and armed robbery cases, which were reported at Izele, Ndevana, Dimbaza and Zwelitsha.<\/p>\n<p>Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana said law enforcement identified a white Ford Fiesta suspected of being used in the commission of these serious offences.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-shooting\">Shooting<\/h3>\n<p>Mhlakuvana added that\u00a0<strong>d<\/strong>uring the engagement, one suspect opened fire on the police members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the exchange of fire, one suspect was fatally wounded and declared deceased at the scene. Two additional suspects aged between 27 and 29 were arrested without any further injury to police members or members of the public,\u201d Mhlakuvana said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:\u00a0Man handed life and five years for rape and kidnapping in KZN<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p>Add The Citizen as a Preferred Source on Google and follow us on Google News to see more of our trusted reporting in Google News and Top Stories.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Laudium #resident #Muhammad #Ameen #Dockrat #freed #kidnapping #ordeal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He was allegedly accosted by suspects driving a vehicle with blue lights. 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