Senior police allege the duo \u2013 a 29-year-old man in Kenthurst and a 24-year-old man in Castle Hill, as well as a third unknown person \u2013 took 85-year-old grandfather Chris Baghsarian from his North Ryde house about 11 days ago.<\/p>\n
Today, authorities confirmed human remains found on Sydney’s northwest outskirts were his \u2013 completing his family’s horror.<\/p>\n
They suspect Baghsarian was killed at a makeshift stronghold in the semi-rural Sydney suburb of Dural, before his body was dumped hours later.<\/p>\n
“It’s somebody’s worst nightmare, right?” Detective Acting Superintendent Andrew Marks said.<\/p>\n
“The fact an innocent man was taken from his home is not acceptable.<\/p>\n
“These people need to be held to account for that, and that’s why we are bringing these people before the courts.”<\/p>\n
Vision of the arrests shows the younger man, shirtless and in knee-length Adidas shorts, being marched out to a police vehicle by two armed officers as a number of detectives look on.<\/p>\n
Another image shows the older man slumped in the back of a police car wearing designer clothing, with his head pointed down and his stomach protruding from his shirt.<\/p>\n
Both remain at a local police station where they were taken for questioning.<\/p>\n
They are yet to be charged, but Marks indicated they were set to face murder and kidnapping charges as two of three people who allegedly bundled Baghsarian into a car.<\/p>\n
Police are chasing the third alleged offender with the awareness that more were likely involved in the incident.<\/p>\n
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Chris Baghsarian (Source: Supplied)<\/p>\n
Authorities believe the intended target for the abduction was a relative of underworld-linked Sydney businessman Dimitri Stepanyan, who lived on the same street as Baghsarian.<\/p>\n
Marks suspected the intended target was to be kidnapped in hope of a ransom fee being paid, and confirmed reports the figure demanded was AU$50 million (NZ$59.4 million).<\/p>\n
Baghsarian’s family, who described the harrowing ordeal of the kidnapping as a “nightmare”, expressed relief the alleged offenders had been caught.<\/p>\n
“We welcome the news of the recent arrests in relation to the kidnapping of our father and grandfather,” they said in a brief statement.<\/p>\n
They asked for privacy, as they come to grips with the death of their devoted father, brother, uncle and grandfather “who would never hurt a fly”.<\/p>\n
The recklessness the kidnappers showed in both taking the wrong man and targeting a family member has angered authorities.<\/p>\n
Police repeatedly told the kidnappers they had the wrong person and publicly urged them to release the elderly man, who relied on daily medication.<\/p>\n
Several of those public appeals occurred after the evening of February 14, by which time police now believe his attackers had disposed of his body at Pitt Town, a semi-rural area on Sydney’s northern outskirts.<\/p>\n