Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said a man and woman aged 24 and 45 were arrested at the the weekend in Roodepoort, Gauteng. 

"The suspects’ apprehension came after a case of kidnapping was opened following the alleged kidnapping of a 34-year-old Bangladeshi national on Monday, 23 September in Potchefstroom.  

"It is alleged that after kidnapping the victim, who is a businessman, the suspects called his family to demand a ransom of approximately R2 million.

"Nevertheless, the victim was found alive and in a healthy condition in Potchefstroom after the suspects were arrested and no ransom was paid,"  he said.

The two were due to appear in the Potchefstroom Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

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