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THE discovery of kidnap victim Satie Karim in an abandoned house in Rampanalgas and her subsequent rescue by police during a shootout with her kidnappers has fuelled suspicion that there might be a gang of criminals operating in the community.

Karim was kidnapped on July 13 and was freed on the night of July 21 from an abandoned beach house in Rampanalgas.

Police killed one of her kidnappers who tried to use her as a shield and detained a female suspect at the scene.