Chinese female tourist kidnapped by compatriots in Bangkok

According to Bangkok Post , the incident took place on April 17 when the victim, 28 years old, a Chinese tourist traveling alone to an entertainment venue on Bangkok's Royal City Avenue (RCA) was kidnapped.

There, she met a Chinese man who later invited her to the apartment he rented in the Rama 9 area.

Another man was hiding in the apartment to help kidnap the girl. The suspects tied her up with rope before confiscating her mobile phone, cash and other items worth 427,000 baht (about 300 million VND).

Police search the car suspected to have been used by a Chinese criminal gang to kidnap a fellow countryman in late March.

Police Chief Noppasin Poonsawat said the suspects left the apartment for Suvarnabhumi International Airport and fled Thailand.

The victim suffered multiple bruises and was punched in the face. During questioning, she claimed she did not know the suspects.

Mr Noppasin said police and diplomatic missions are working with Interpol to issue a Red Notice to arrest the two Chinese suspects.

Recently, in Thailand, there have been many kidnapping cases involving Chinese people.

A month earlier, on March 19, also according to the Bangkok Post , Thai police said three Chinese citizens - two men and one woman - were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a fellow countrywoman and extorting about 3.2 million baht (nearly 94,000 USD) from her.

Police said the three suspects were arrested on March 18 at a hotel in Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province and taken to Thong Lor police station in Bangkok for questioning.

At the end of March, rumors of human trafficking in Thailand spread rapidly in China, causing panic among many Chinese tourists. Immediately after, Thailand reassured Chinese tourists that the country is a safe destination to travel .

"Thailand attaches great importance to the safety of Chinese tourists and will take appropriate measures to ensure the security of those visiting the country," the Thai Embassy in China said in a statement aimed at clarifying the rumors and reassuring tourists about their safety in Thailand.

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