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App driver is tortured after being mistaken for a man linked to debt collection in Itapira

File photo from the Mogi Guaçu Sectional Police Station (SP) Reproduction/Google Maps Two men were arrested on suspicion of torturing a 28-year-old app driver in Itapira (SP). According to the police report, the victim was mistaken for a...

By 365 Breaking News Editorial Team 2 min read Campinas e Região
App driver is tortured after being mistaken for a man linked to debt collection in Itapira
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He was kidnapped and taken to a residence, where he was attacked with a piece of wood and threatened with death, with a firearm pointed at his head. The case occurred on Wednesday night (12), and the man was taken to the Itapira Municipal Hospital with injuries, where he received medical care - there are no details about his health status.

  • The Public Security Secretariat (SSP) confirmed the occurrence this Thursday (13).
  • Join the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp According to the Civil Police, the conflict began after a woman reported that she was being pressured for a debt in a case of alleged loan sharking.

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File photo from the Mogi Guaçu Sectional Police Station (SP) Reproduction/Google Maps Two men were arrested on suspicion of torturing a 28-year-old app driver in Itapira (SP). According to the police report, the victim was mistaken for a man involved in a debt collection. He was kidnapped and taken to a residence, where he was attacked with a piece of wood and threatened with death, with a firearm pointed at his head. The case occurred on Wednesday night (12), and the man was taken to the Itapira Municipal Hospital with injuries, where he received medical care - there are no details about his health status. The Public Security Secretariat (SSP) confirmed the occurrence this Thursday (13). ? Join the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp According to the Civil Police, the conflict began after a woman reported that she was being pressured for a debt in a case of alleged loan sharking. She stated that she had been receiving persistent charges and that a man had started to mediate contacts and threats between the parties.

According to the record, the suspects believed that the app driver was the man who used the phone associated with the messages, and that is why he ended up kidnapped and attacked. In the driver's car, police found a simulated firearm and a cell phone that had been abandoned by one of those involved. The delegate responsible for duty at the Mogi Guaçu Sectional Police Station, where the incident was presented, understood that the suspects subjected the victim to violence and serious threats to obtain a confession, characterizing, in theory, the crime of torture. The Civil Police are also investigating a possible practice of loan sharking, identified as the origin of the dispute. Three cell phones and a simulated firearm were seized. In addition to the two arrested, the police are investigating the involvement of others involved. VIDEOS: Everything about Campinas and the Region t See more news about the region on the g1 Campinas page.