Bangkok police are searching for a Chinese tourist who went missing in the Thai capital, whose father received a ransom demand of 5 million yuan (S$932,000) for her safe return.
Media outlet Thai Examiner reported that the father of 27-year-old Xin Lei Lu had received a message on Chinese messaging app WeChat on June 7 at about 6pm, demanding he pay the ransom in order to secure Ms Lu’s release to Shanghai.
Ms Lu resides in Shanghai with her family and had arrived in Thailand on June 5 with a group of more than 10 friends.
Upon receiving the ransom demand, Ms Lu’s father found a Chinese interpreter who alerted officers at the Phra Khanong Police Station of the incident. A report was filed at 7.30pm.
According to Thai media…
