PATHUM THANI — The latest incident of Chinese robbing Chinese in Thailand took place at a luxury home in Pathum Thani Province. Police believe the group of six criminals is still in Thailand and are currently pursuing them.
On August 15, Pathum Thani police officers, led by Police Colonel Peeraphon Chotikasathian, Deputy Commander of Pathum Thani Provincial Police, held a meeting to discuss the case of Chinese robbers who broke into a house on Wednesday night and robbed a Chinese couple of assets worth over 80 million baht ($2.28 million).
Police Lieutenant Kawin Chuaysang, an investigator from Pak Khlong Rangsit Police Station, received a report of a robbery at a luxury village in Moo 5, Ban Mai Subdistrict, Mueang Pathum Thani District, Pathum Thani Province.
At the crime scene, a two-storey luxury house, there were six occupants: three men and three women. The main victim was identified as Mr. Ke, a 34-year-old Chinese national and businessman, along with his wife, sister, secretary, and two maids.
The robbers communicated with the victims in Chinese, claiming to be Chinese police and forcing them to transfer cryptocurrency worth 70 million baht ($2 million) to the criminals’ accounts. Additionally, they took 2 million baht in cash, a Patek Philippe watch, white gold jewelry, and a Toyota Alphard.
The robbers also took four mobile phones and removed the server that recorded the house’s CCTV footage. They escaped in the victims’ black Toyota Alphard with a Bangkok license plate around midnight on August 14.
Police Colonel Peeraphon stated that the investigation had made some progress. They believe the group of robbers, consisting of six people, is still in Thailand. A white car dropped them off near Mr. Ke’s village. Five of the six criminals then entered the village on foot, about 200 meters from Mr. Ke’s house, before climbing into the residence.
The intruders first encountered Mr. Ke’s 26-year-old secretary, hitting her on the head with a gun and forcing her to lead them into the house. Upon finding Mr. Ke, they used cable ties to bind his hands, along with those of his wife and secretary. Mr. Ke’s sister and the two maids were asleep in their rooms and were not restrained or threatened.
After taking the money, the criminals fled towards the exit near Pathum Thani 2 Bridge at around 2:45 a.m., taking the CCTV server and the black luxury Toyota Alphard with them.
Later, the police recovered the Toyota Alphard at 1:30 p.m. After the incident, the criminals had abandoned the car on the roadside near the Khlong Prapa Canal, close to a power plant in Moo 45, Ban Mai Subdistrict, Mueang Pathum Thani District. A white car then picked them up, which was captured on public CCTV footage.
Police confiscated the vehicle and took it to Forensic Science Center 1 for evidence collection before storing it at Pak Khlong Rangsit Police Station.
The investigation revealed that Mr. Ke is a consultant for a jewelry company located in the Ramkhamhaeng area, registered since 2020. He bought the house in Pathum Thani province. The police found no record of any wrongdoing by Mr. Ke in Thailand or China, and no evidence that anyone close to him was involved in the robbery.
Mr. Ke stated that he was unaware of any previous disputes or debts.
The investigation team has exchanged information with the Immigration Bureau to track down the criminals. They believe the group had considerable information about Mr. Ke, knowing there was money in the house and even taking the CCTV server with them.
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