Overview
- Investigators describe a violent seizure of Ismet K. on April 23, 2026 near Wolfacher Pfad 3 in Waidmannslust, where several men forced him into the cargo area of a white transporter around 11:15 a.m.
- The Landeskriminalamt’s 3rd Homicide Unit and the public prosecutor are running the case and have issued a public call for witnesses.
- Prosecutors report no approach from the abductors to the family or associates and say a violent crime cannot be ruled out, with a financial motive not excluded.
- Police ask for tips on his whereabouts or any sighting of the white van in the area, reachable at (030) 4664-911333, by email, through the Berlin police online portal, or at any station.
- Searches for the unknown perpetrators have not yielded arrests and the man remains missing, keeping urgency high for people who may have seen the vehicle or the incident to come forward.