Man still wanted as four charged with kidnapping conspiracy
Police still want to speak to 26-year-old Faizaan Fareed, from Blackburn
Four men have been charged as part of an investigation into a kidnapping and serious assault in Darwen.
They are: Faisal Fareed, 22, of Lawrence Street Blackburn; Kasim Ahmed, 33, of Stirling Drive, Blackburn; Nicholas Shaw, 40, of Medina Close, Accrington; and Khizer Khan, 39, of Ormerod Street, Blackburn.
Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, the four men have been charged with conspiracy to kidnap and conspiracy to commit section 18 wounding and appeared before Blackburn magistrates on April 13th.
Shaw and Fareed have been remanded into custody until they appear at the Crown Court on May 16.
Police still want to speak to 26-year-old Faizaan Fareed, from Blackburn, (pictured) as part of their enquiries.
This comes after officers executed warrants in Lawrence Street and Stirling Drive – both Blackburn – and Winterson Road and Ormerod Street – both Accrington – on April 12th and arrested the four men on suspicion of kidnapping.
Officers also recovered weapons and 50 cannabis plants during their searches.
The arrests followed an investigation the force launched on June 13, 2021, after they received a call to say a man had been kidnapped and assaulted in the Birch Hall area of Darwen.
The victim was then taken to a second location and further assaulted, before he managed to escape and call for help.
It is thought the victim was targeted in a case of mistaken identity.
Anybody with information on Faizaan Fareed’s whereabouts is asked to email forcecontrolroom@lancashire.police.uk or call police on 101, quoting log 1866 of June 13, 2021. For immediate sightings call 999.