Detectives battling to uncover 3 younger brothers allegedly kidnapped by their father have presented a £20,000 reward for data.
Police imagine the boys were being smuggled abroad immediately after remaining snatched from their foster home five weeks back, but admit they have uncovered no trace of them.
They have also appealed for assistance in determining a suspect who they imagine helped their father Imran Safi abduct Bilal, aged six, and his brothers Mohammed Ebrar, aged five, and 3-year-previous Mohamed Yaseen.
Mr Safi is alleged to have threatened his sons’ foster mom with a knife before driving the boys absent in his distinct purple Nissan Qashqai in Coulsden, south London, on 20 August.
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Commander Bas Javid of the Metropolitan Law enforcement, stated: “The investigative workforce has been working tirelessly on this case and we are interesting once again mainly because another person examining or seeing this understands the whereabouts of these harmless children and I need them to make contact with us urgently and deliver that expertise.
“We consider that Safi and the kids have most probable still left the Uk, but our investigation continues and we will carry on to do almost everything we can to locate the youngsters and arrest Safi.
“Our functioning principle is that they have still left through a clandestine route, but to where by? We continue to be unsure, and that is why we will need folks throughout the country, and overseas to share this attractiveness for info.”
Detectives believe that the father experienced planned the abduction and had assistance from many others.
CCTV footage displays a mystery gentleman sitting in the passenger seat of the motor vehicle as it drove absent. He appears to be bearded and carrying a striped leading.
Commander Javid stated: “We also will need the public’s help to detect a person who was the passenger in the purple Nissan at the time the children were taken.
“He may possibly keep precious information and facts as to in which the little ones and Imran Safi are.
“We recognize that the picture is not the clearest good quality but we still require individuals to genuinely analyze it and see if the man in the photo is a person that they may recognise.”
Thirteen males and two female have been arrested given that the boys vanished, most of them bailed when the lookup carries on.
The latest suspect was a man, 45, held following flying into Heathrow on suspicion of conspiracy to kidnap the boys.
Law enforcement say they do not believe the brothers are at possibility of significant harm, but are concerned for their welfare.
Commander Javid reported: “I can’t visualize how distressing this whole problem has been for the 3 young boys, who have been taken absent from their risk-free environment, and our efforts to find Imran Safi carries on.
“We are now featuring a £20,000 reward for any information that will support us to bring the young children property safely and securely.”
