Police in Limassol arrested a second man on Tuesday over the reported abduction of a 24-year-old who was allegedly beaten and injured with a knife, and a third suspect is still wanted.
A 45-year-old Greek Cypriot was arrested on Tuesday, after officers from the Limassol Crime Prevention Unit (OPE) arrested a 30-year-old shortly after midnight.
The 30-year-old was arrested on a court warrant issued on evidence that emerged from police inquiries. Investigators had been taking statements and assessing evidence with the aim of securing testimony that would justify court warrants.
Limassol CID is investigating a case of abduction and causing grievous bodily harm.
According to the complaint made by the 24-year-old, a Turkish Cypriot, three men allegedly grabbed him from a park in the Agios Antonios area of Limassol, forced him into a vehicle and took him to an isolated rural area, where they allegedly beat him and injured him with a knife.
Limassol Assistant Police Director Lefteris Kyriakou said earlier that the alleged attackers suspected the 24-year-old of recent thefts of hunting dogs.
Police were told about the incident on Monday morning. Kyriakou said the 24-year-old had reportedly given a different account when he went to hospital, and the authorities are looking into the circumstances of his initial report.
