Driven by jealousy, Nguyen Chi Tam arranged to meet his love rival and, with accomplices, fired a warning shot, threatened, and robbed the victim of his motorbike and phone.
Following the trail of Tran Quoc Anh, 21, and his accomplice who robbed a Family Mart convenience store, police raided a boarding house on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, apprehending the suspects.
Do Van Tren, 43, is accused of hiring a group of teenagers to stage a kidnapping of his creditor, who lent him 1,4 billion VND, before the plan shifted to robbing the victim's motorbike.