KZN police issue warning following false hijacking case
KZN police say they've seen a rise in the number of fake cases being reported to authorities.
"We appeal to the members of the community that the police are very vigilant and will ensure that [suspects] are arrested because of fake cases being opened," the SAPS's Thembeka Mbhele says.
Mbhele has singled out an incident involving a Mount Edgecombe resident.
According to police, the 37-year-old who appeared in court this week, was planning on staging his own hijacking for an insurance claim.
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Mbhele says two others were involved.
"His vehicle, a sliver Jaguar, was recovered in the Chesterville area. The suspects were eventually arrested. A thorough police interrogation revealed that the victim had planned the hijacking in order to claim insurance," she says.
The man's facing charges of perjury and defeating the ends of justice.