Six men arrested for Scarborough kidnapping, two others sought

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Six men face charges and two others are sought for an alleged kidnapping in Scarborough last month.

Toronto Police say they were notified of the kidnapping a day after the victim was abducted from an establishment near Midland and Sheppard Aves. on July 18.

“The victim was lured into an establishment” and “held against their will for several hours by eight men,” police said in a statement released Friday.

The victim, whose age and gender have not been revealed, was assaulted and the abductors stole the person’s banking and personal information, police allege.

The kidnappers then allegedly stole cash from the victim’s bank accounts.

“The victim was then dropped off in a remote area and was able to seek assistance and call police,” police said, adding the victim was then transported to hospital with “serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.”

Six suspects were subsequently identified and arrested.

Yongtao Zou, 21, of Toronto, is charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, forcible confinement, robbery with an offensive weapon, aggravated assault, extortion, kidnapping, theft of a credit card, theft over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime.

Ziqian Wang, 25, of Markham, is charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, forcible confinement, robbery with an offensive weapon and extortion.

Zhijian Wang, 29, of Markham, is charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, forcible confinement, robbery with an offensive weapon, aggravated assault, extortion, kidnapping, theft of a credit card, theft over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime.

Baodan Luo, 23, of Thornhill, is charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, robbery with an offensive weapon, accessory after the fact to commit indictable offence and obstructing a peace officer.

Zitong Zhao, 20, of Toronto, and Zhengyu Wei, 20, of Markham, are each charged with accessory after the fact and obstructing a peace officer.

Investigators have released images of two outstanding suspects hoping members of the public can help identify and locate them.

One of the men was wearing a camouflage baseball hat, black jacket, black and white Nike shoes, and grey pants.

The other man was wearing a black sweater, black pants with white writing on the right leg, black and white shoes, and a black balaclava

Anyone with information with information regarding the identity or whereabouts of either suspect is urged to call police at 416-808-4200 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

kconnor@postmedia.com