Udon Thani, The investigation team of Region 4 is urgently pursuing a perpetrator, one of the robbery gangs, who drove around looking for victims in Udon Thani Province, crashing into them until they had an accident, before threatening and extorting them. There are already 5 victims.
Progress in the case of the extortion gang in Udon Thani Province, who went on a rampage, looking for victims and squeezing their cars until they had accidents. When they got out to talk and negotiate, they threatened and demanded money. There were 5 victims. The incident occurred in Udon Thani Province on secondary roads, connecting Sri That District – Kumphawapi District, Sri That District – Chai Wan District, Wang Sam Mo District – Kham Muang District, Phen District – Phibun Rak District. They chose women who drove alone or men and women who drove old cars without insurance. Mr. Sayan, 39 years old, from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province, was arrested by police in front of Wang Noi Mueang Mai, Wang Noi District, Phra Nakhon
Si Ayutthaya Province on July 20. He is a suspect with an arrest warrant from the Udon Thani Provincial Court for extortion and property damage after extorting Mr. San, a salesman from Mueang District, Udon Thani Province, for 30,000 baht and physically assaulting him until his collarbone was broken.
The victim reported the incident to Phibun Rak Police Station. The police are currently hunting down another suspect, Mr. Kritsana, 28, who was involved in the incident. Mr. Sayan initially denied having traveled out of the province in the past two months and works at a transportation company in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. He claimed that there were witnesses confirming his innocence. As for the bank account that the victim transferred money to, his friend borrowed it to play slots, not his own money. The investigator has now taken him to the Udon Thani Provincial Court for detention and objected to bail because there are still many other victims who file complaints daily in many areas.
On the other hand
, Ms. Prapasorn, 36 years old, from Sri That District, Udon Thani Province, one of the victims, clearly identified the suspect, Mr. Sayan, and confirmed that he was part of a gang that extorted money and demanded 4,000 baht. She also said that he was a village health volunteer at Tad Thong Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospital. At 12:30 p.m. on June 3, 2024, Udon Thani Province, she was driving a pickup truck on Sri That – Kumphawapi Road, heading to do business in Kumphawapi District, which is a 2-lane road. When she arrived at Ban Tad Thong, she noticed a bronze-gold sedan with an unknown make and license plate on the side of the road. Then, there was a pickup truck with a Bangkok license plate, an unknown number and letter, driving slowly in front of her. She decided to overtake the pickup truck and go far away. The pickup truck sped up and hit the left rear wheel arch and honked at it. At that time, she was very scared, so she drove to ask for help at the police booth on the side of the road, but when she
arrived, she did not see any police officers. She drove towards the health center, but the pickup truck followed her and turned on its headlights, signaling for her to stop. A sedan overtook me on the right, honked, and pulled over to another car, pointing at me to pull over on the side of the road. The culprit got out of the car, threatened me and made me get out of the car, and threatened me to pay 10,000 baht in damages. I told him I didn’t have any cash and that I would call my husband to bring him the money, but the culprit said no, it was a waste of time. The culprit said to take however much he had, so I transferred 4,000 baht. After transferring the money to a Siam Commercial Bank account under the name of Mr. Sayan, the culprit drove away.
Source: Thai News Agency