CORRECTED: Singapore kidnap victim freed in time for wedding
Asian Economic News, August 20, 2001
SINGAPORE, Aug. 13 Kyodo
A Singapore man who was kidnapped managed to get to church in time for his wedding after his family paid a ransom of S$1.22 million (US$692,000), a local daily reported Monday.
Tay Teng Joo, 33, was kidnapped outside his bungalow in a residential district on Friday morning, The Straits Times said.
He was bundled into a van, blindfolded and ordered to call his family to tell them that he would be released for S$4 million.
He was freed about seven hours later after his family paid part of the sum demanded.
''Though shaken, he made it to his church wedding and banquet'' at a five-star hotel in Singapore on Saturday, the daily said.
His father, Tay Choon Hye, is chairman of the family-run SUTL Group of regional marketing and trading companies.
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