Suspected human remains have been found in the search for abducted grandfather Chris Baghsarian, who police say was mistakenly kidnapped.
Mr Baghsarian was snatched from his North Ryde property home and bundled into an SUV about 5am on February 13, with investigators confident the 85-year-old was not the intended target of the abduction plot.
The Pitt Town scene were suspected human remains have been found. (ABC News)
Law enforcement sources had told the ABC that the offenders were likely targeting a figure with links to the Alameddine crime family.
Following extensive inquiries, detectives located what is believed to be human remains near a golf club in Pitt Town in the north-west fringes of Sydney about 8am on Tuesday.
There is a considerable police presence in Pitt Town. (ABC News)
The State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad led a coordinated response to recover the man under Strike Force Chobat.
Police had been scouring dense bushland in the search for the abducted grandfather, with officers on Monday seen near a national park and bushland in Glenorie, approximately 19 kilometres away from Pitt Town.
Tragic timeline
More than a week after the 85-year-old’s abduction, a property in Dural was discovered and linked to his captors.
North of that in Glenorie, officers scoured dense bushland in response to sightings of a grey Toyota Corolla, which was later set alight.
In the boot of the car, which police allege was stolen, officers found a blood-stained carpet believed to have come from the abandoned Dural property.
NSW SES personnel assisted police in the search for Mr Baghsarian on Sunday. (ABC News: Ethan Rix)
Shortly after his abduction, images and video circulated of Mr Baghsarian tied up and being assaulted.
That footage showed the Dural property as being consistent with where the man was kept, police said.
CCTV footage had captured movement on the North Ryde street in the moments before and after the grandfather was snatched on February 13.
Detectives had repeatedly appealed directly to the kidnappers for Mr Baghsarian’s safe return, saying he required daily medication.
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His family had not received a ransom demand, police said.
The hunt for Mr Baghsarian’s kidnappers continues.
‘Deeply loved’
Mr Baghsarian’s family previously described the kidnapping as “surreal”.
“Our family is living through a nightmare we never thought possible,” the family said in a statement last week.
“We are struggling to make sense of the fact that he has been taken and that our family has been caught up in something that has nothing to do with us.
“Chris is a devoted father, brother, uncle, and grandfather. He is deeply loved, gentle, and the kindest person we know — someone who would never hurt a fly.”