Durban – A 41-year-old e-hailing driver is expected to appear in court on Monday for perjury and defeating the ends of justice.
According to police, the man alleged he was hijacked on Friday night and kidnapped.
He told police he escaped.
KZN police spokesperson Constable Thenjiswa Ngcobo said the man arrived at the Phoenix Community Service Centre on Sunday morning to report a hijacking.
“According to the alleged victim, he is an e-hailing driver and on Friday (August 5) he picked up passengers on Hillhead Road in Phoenix.”
He told police that during the trip he was hijacked and held hostage at an unknown location.
“He further alleged that on Saturday night, he managed to escape and arrived at Phoenix SAPS to report a case of hijacking,” said Ngcobo.
On investigation, the car was found parked at the Isipingo police station.
“On interviewing the complainant in the matter it was established that he had parked the vehicle at Isipingo SAPS and threw the keys at the Alice Street railway line and opened a false case.
“The suspect took police officers to Alice Street where the keys were recovered and then to Isipingo police station where the vehicle that he reported as hijacked was recovered.”
Ngcobo said police arrested the man and impounded the vehicle for further investigation.
The man will appear in the Phoenix Magsitrate’s Court.
Police warned against opening false cases.
“It is punishable by law to open such cases and police have uncovered a large number of them.”
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