Police search ‘makeshift stronghold’ in Dural after Baghsarian abducted from North Ryde home last Friday in case of mistaken identity Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Police have executed a warrant at a semi-rural property believed to be linked to the mistaken kidnapping of grandfather Chris Baghsarian. The 85-year-old man has been held captive since three men bundled him into a dark-coloured SUV outside his Sydney home just before dawn last Friday. Continue reading...
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THU · 2026-02-19 · 20:21 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0219-17681
NSR-2026-0219-17681News Report·EN·Legal & Judicial
Police raid property on outskirts of Sydney linked to kidnapping of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian
Police raided a property in Dural, on the outskirts of Sydney, in connection to the kidnapping of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian. Baghsarian was abducted from his North Ryde home last Friday by three men who forced him into an SUV.
Australian Associated PressThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-02-19 · 20:21 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Police raided a property in Dural, on the outskirts of Sydney, in connection to the kidnapping of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian. Baghsarian was abducted from his North Ryde home last Friday by three men who forced him into an SUV. The property searched is described as a "makeshift stronghold" and is believed to be connected to the mistaken identity kidnapping. The warrant was executed as part of the ongoing investigation into Baghsarian's abduction and captivity.
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Three men bundled Baghsarian into a dark-coloured SUV.
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Baghsarian was abducted from his North Ryde home last Friday.
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Police raided a property on the outskirts of Sydney linked to the kidnapping of Chris Baghsarian.
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The kidnapping of Chris Baghsarian was a case of mistaken identity.
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The property searched was a ‘makeshift stronghold’ in Dural.
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