Chinese victim Jincai Chen was abducted by five people upon her arrival from Hong Kong but was safely released in Bang Na district 14 days later. Police initially secured arrest warrants for four Chinese people who fled Thailand after May 17 and a Thai alleged mastermind Wansikan Termthanapat, 42. The Samut Prakan Provincial Court on Wednesday approved arrest warrants for the charge of conspiracy to kidnap for six suspects. The latter hired Wansikan and other Thai and Chinese accomplices to kidnap the victim in Thailand during her vacation, the source said. The gang, which demanded 3 million yuan (Bt15 million) for the ransom, received 1.9 million yuan (Bt10 million) from the victim’s Korean husband.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 23, 2018 21:56 UTC