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Concern over abduction of MUT lecturer

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A lecturer at Mangosuthu University of Technology in Kwazulu Natal has reportedly been abducted.

MUT said in a statement on Tuesday that Shan Dwarika, a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering, has been missing since Sunday afternoon, and a missing person's case was opened.

Spokesperson, Mbali Mkhize, said Dwarika lectured at the institution for the past 26 years and his abduction from a property in Verulam was captured on CCTV.

She said MUT would hold a briefing on Wednesday, as students who are preparing for their mid-year exams are devastated by his abduction.

Mkhize says Dwarika’s cell phone was switched off and no one had contacted the family for any ransom as yet

She told Algoa FM News that the incident does not seem to be connected to his work, as he rented out a property at Sea Cow Lake from where he was kidnapped on Sunday.