Canadian Police Investigate Abduction of Iranian Woman by ‘Fake Police Officers’
Ontario Police in Canada have launched “extensive investigations” into the fate of an Iranian woman who was abducted by “fake police officers” in the city.
The Guardian newspaper reported on Thursday, April 15, that three men who identified themselves as police officers came to the home of Elnaz Hajtamiri, a 37-year-old woman born in Iran, on January 12 and took her away “on foot and through the snow,” and no information about her whereabouts has yet been obtained.
The report adds that the “fake police officers” placed Ms. Hajtamiri in a “Lexus SUV” vehicle.
Ontario Police, three months after the incident, say that police officers never came to the home of this Iranian woman.
Martin Graham, a criminal inspector with Ontario Police, expressed surprise at the incident, saying he has never encountered such a case: given that no ransom has been demanded so far, it is unclear what the motive for this kidnapping was, and the Lexus vehicle used to abduct Ms. Hajtamiri has not yet been found, and even the owner of this vehicle is unknown.
He said he is very hopeful that Ms. Hajtamiri is alive.
Toronto Police also said they are in contact with the Iranian-Canadian community in hopes of finding clues about the incident.
The report states that two weeks before Ms. Hajtamiri was abducted, she was beaten by unidentified individuals, to the extent that her head required “forty stitches,” and it is likely that the attackers were involved in her abduction.
Source: Radio Farda
