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Date: 29 October 2013
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer

COTABATO CITY — Unidentified armed men on Tuesday night abducted an Indian national who owns a chain of department stores in Cotabato City and North Cotabato, authorities here said.

Aniceto Rasalan, speaking for the Cotabato City government, identified the victim as Mike Khemani, 60 and owner of Sugni Superstore.

“Pursuit operation is still on going,” Rasalan said, adding that the kidnapping took place at around 6:15 p.m.

Senior Supt. Rolen Balquin, city police chief, said three to five armed men on board a black Toyota Corolla without license plate was seen parked in front of the victim’s store along Bonifacio Street.

Report said Khemani was doing a regular tour inside and outside his department store when he was grabbed by two of the suspects and forced him into a waiting car.

His escort tried to pull the victim but was shot and seriously wounded by the suspects, Rasalan said.

Quoting witnesses, Rasalan said the victim and the suspects were last seen transferring to a motorboat along Rio Grande de Mindanao and sped upstream.

Khemani, who also owns department stores in Kabacan, North Cotabato and in Kidapawan City, escaped kidnapping twice in 2007 and 2009.