A 28-year-old Soweto man allegedly staged his own kidnapping and demanded R100,000 from his familyGauteng police launched a major multi-unit operation after the family reported the abduction on 4 August 2026Investigators tracked the man to a house in Dobsonville, where they found him with three other alleged conspiratorsPolice arrested a man for faking his own kidnapping. Images: Rodger Bosch and Sharon SeretloSource: Getty ImagesGAUTENG - A Soweto man thought he had the perfect plan. Gauteng police confirmed the arrest of a 28-year-old Soweto resident who allegedly faked his own kidnapping in a bid to extort R100,000 from his family. Dobsonville house leads to arrestsTheir investigation led them to a property in Dobsonville, Soweto, where the man was found alive alongside three other individuals. "Further investigations established that the said victim had allegedly conspired with the three suspects to stage the kidnapping in an attempt to extort money from his family," Nevhuhulwi said.