Exclusive: Chinese celebrity mainland game streamer and influencer, Lan Zhanfei, who has over 24 million followers and is a millionaire, was robbed at knifepoint by two black men who pretended to be fans inside a five-star hotel in the City CBD on Monday. According to police, a case of house robbery was registered after Zhanfei was robbed and threatened by the two men. Police spokesperson, Constable Ndakhe Gwala confirmed the case: “This office confirms that Cape Town Central police registered a case of House robbery yesterday (December 8) following an incident that occurred at a hotel in Cape Town.
“The case was transferred to provincial serious violent crime detectives for further investigation.” According to english.dotdotnews.com, Zhanfei reported that he was held at knifepoint for four to five hours by one assailant and two black accomplices inside his room at a five-star hotel in Cape Town. .Influencer and Tiktoker- Lan Zhanfei was robbed inside a Cape Town hotel. The site claims their initial attempt to approach him at the airport, disguised as fans, failed.
They then carried out a nighttime abduction in his hotel room. Lan noted that his decision to use an official taxi likely prevented a more dangerous ambush. The site further claims the assailants allegedly bribed airport and hotel staff to track his movements and that they attempted to force him to transfer money and apply for online loans.
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