News24 | Woman abducted by seven gunmen in Gqeberha

Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt for a group of gunmen who abducted a 41-year-old woman in Gqeberha on Friday. (Alfonso Nqunjana/News24)

Eastern Cape police have launched a manhunt for a group of gunmen who abducted a 41-year-old woman outside her workplace in Deal Party in Gqeberha on Friday.

According to police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg, the kidnapping occurred at approximately 17:45 on Old Grahamstown Road.

Rajathi Gnanaraj was with her husband in their vehicle when armed suspects ambushed them, she said.

"Approximately seven armed suspects approached their vehicle, and the victim did not open her vehicle door. [That] is when the suspects smashed the window.

"The suspects pulled the victim from her vehicle into a silver Corolla and drove off in the direction of New Brighton," Janse van Rensburg said.

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The suspects later switched to a red Haval and continued their escape, leaving her husband behind unharmed, Janse van Rensburg said.

"The motive for the kidnapping is unclear at this stage," she said.

A case of kidnapping was opened.

Anyone with information is urged to contact SAPS Mount Road Captain Elaine Metelerkamp at 082 779 7186, Crime Stop at 08600 10111, or the nearest police station.