Indian-origin Tanzanian billionaire freed

Indian-origin Tanzanian billionaire freed

Dar es Salaam (Tanzania): Indian-origin Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji, who was captured by gunmen outside a gym here nine days ago, is back home safe after his kidnappers freed him, the police said. Dewji, 43-year-old CEO of the METL Group family conglomerate, was kidnapped by unknown men on October 11 while he was going for his early morning workout in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam.

“I have returned home safely,” Mohammed Dewji said in a tweet from his company METL Group’s account. The businessman thanked Tanzanian police “and everyone around the world for their prayers”. He was found about 3.15 a.m. near a tennis court in the city, where his kidnappers left him in a car, regional police commissioner Lazaro Mambosasa was cited as saying by the BBC. Dewji, who has previously served as member of the Parliament, is one of the nation’s most prominent business tycoons. (IANS)

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