Appeal after man is bundled into car in Alum Rock in suspected kidnap

Police are appealing for information to help trace a man who was bundled into a car in Alum Rock in the early hours of Thursday morning (20 January).

The suspected kidnapping took place just after midnight on Alum Rock Road, near to the junction with Boyer Road.

It appears the man was forced into the boot of a silver Volkswagen Jetta by three Asian men, before the car made off towards Ward End.

Enquiries continue in a bid to trace the car, its registered keeper and the three men.

Concerns remain for the safety of the man forced into the boot.

He is described as Asian and was wearing a dark coloured parka coat with a fur hood, light coloured bottoms and a beanie style hat.

The force is hoping someone will recognise him from this image, captured on CCTV footage before the incident.

If you have information on his identity or whereabouts, please get in touch with West Midlands Police.

Call on 101 or message on Live Chat via the West Midlands Police website.

Alternatively, you can call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. Callers won’t be asked their names and calls cannot be traced - quote crime ref 20/149684/22.

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