A man employed at an E-Hailing company accused four men believed to be Policemen of robbing him on the R102 between Verulam and Tongaat – KZN.
The victim was allegedly pulled over after he was directed to do so by a man standing in his lane. Two other men were standing next to a white unmarked VW Polo sedan with registration BVB 69* B. One person was noticed seated in the vehicle. The man believed that they were Policemen and pulled over. They were all dressed in civilian clothing. The victim was unable to recall one numerical digit of the registration.
Three men approached his blue Renault Triber and questioned him with regards to him being an E-Hailing driver. He initially denied it when one of the men got into the passenger side of his vehicle and produced a firearm. They asked him to unlock his cellphone and viewed the apps on his phone. When they established that he was an E-Hailing driver they demanded he hands over his cash. The victim complied.
The suspects discussed taking the vehicle however it was low on fuel and they opted to leave it behind. The victim in the meantime, managed to active his panic button linked to Tracker. He received a call from a call center agent attempting to verify if all was in order. The suspect poked his firearm on his side and gestured to him to answer the
caller.
Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) received a call from Tracker at approximately 16:12 requesting a wellness check on the driver after the call center agent felt that something was amiss. Reaction Officers were dispatched to the location and on arrival located the vehicle and the driver who provided the sequence of events. He informed Officers that the suspects had fled in the VW Polo after he disconnected the call with his vehicle tracking company. He was
visibly shaken but not injured.
A criminal case has been registered at the Tongaat SAPS.
