Officers had been contacted after 39-year-old Omar Elomar was taken from his house in Condell Park simply earlier than 7.30pm yesterday.
A gaggle of males carrying black clothes bundled him right into a stolen SUV earlier than driving away.
"He is a well-liked man however he is a pleasant bloke. He is carried out nothing to anybody right here. He is quiet, retains to himself," neighbour Peter Pozoglou mentioned.
Simply earlier than 1.30am this morning a luxurious SUV, believed to be the one used within the kidnapping, was set alight at a carpark on Lawford Road in Greenacre.
Earlier than firefighters attended the scene, the blaze had additionally unfold to a second automotive.
"It was fairly scary – the flames had been leaping up in the direction of the timber," witness Jim Phillips mentioned.
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Against the law scene was set as much as examine the incident, nevertheless, the person has but to be situated.
A number of leads are being adopted by detectives, together with attainable hyperlinks to organised crime networks.
Residents say Elomar's house has been the topic of police raids prior to now.
9News understands he had just lately been launched from jail and should have been carrying an electrical monitor, however the machine has since been reduce off.
Anybody who has details about both incident, or who has dashcam footage, is urged to contact Bankstown Police or Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000.
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