Man kidnapped from Sydney home

Police are on the hunt for 5 males after a 29-year-old Sydney man was allegedly kidnapped within the early hours of Christmas Eve.

Officers from the Cumberland Police Space Command have been referred to as to a house on Sybil Avenue within the western Sydney suburb of Guildford West shortly after midnight on Sunday, following studies of a house invasion.

Authorities have been advised 5 males armed with handguns pressured entry into the house, earlier than coercing the 29-year-old to depart with them.

He was returned unhurt at about 3am.

Police are additionally investigating whether or not the alleged kidnapping was linked to 2 automobile fires reported shortly after.

One was positioned on Woodpark Street, Smithfield about 2.2km away, and the opposite about 7km away on Naying Drive, Pemulwuy.

The flames have been extinguished by NSW Hearth and Rescue.

Pemulwuy-resident Kamal Patel was woken up by the sound of a “loud noise” at about 2.15am on Sunday evening, which turned out to be one of many dumped automobiles.

“The very first thing I might really recognise was the automobile horn going off, and I assumed any person was breaking into automobiles on the road,” he stated.

“Then I opened my curtain home windows and realised there was a automobile on fireplace.”

Having moved to the western Sydney suburb only a month in the past, Mr Patel stated he didn’t anticipate such an incident to occur in his neighbourhood.

“That all the time makes you nervous. It makes you suppose it might occur to me, if you thought it wouldn’t occur to you,” he stated.

“However you don’t anticipate that in Pemulwuy. It’s a little bit bit extra center class, and it’s very far more younger households within the western suburbs.”

NSW Police are interesting to anybody with dashcam, or cell phone footage, or with info on the issues to return ahead. Anybody who could possibly help the investigation has been urged to contact Granville Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.