An 87-year-old man was attacked and abducted in a car to West Yorkshire while walking home from Oldham Central Mosque on Sunday night.

He was close to the Tesco roundabout when a black vehicle pulled up beside him as he walked past the garages.

As he turned onto Lee Street from Manchester Street, two men got out and subsequently forced him into the vehicle.

It is believed the man was blindfolded with demands being made for money and his phone.

During the incident, the man reports that he was repeatedly threatened while being attacked and having his clothes ripped.

The man was eventually pushed out of the car on a dark road with the vehicle making off and it took him over an hour before he was able to find a house on Oldham Road in Rishworth to receive aid and call 999.

It is believed he may have been left close to the Turnpike Pub.

Officers are appealing for information to find those responsible for the incident.

Two men they are hoping to speak to in connection with the incident are described as being Asian and potentially Bangladeshi (due to speaking the victim’s language), approximately 25-30 years old, wearing t-shirt and were seen drinking alcohol from the bottle.

Detective Inspector Emma Hulston, from Greater Manchester Police, said: “This awful attack on an elderly man simply walking down the street is a disturbing act that we are fully investigating.

“The victim, who suffered serious injuries during the incident, endured a terrifying ordeal in which he was taken from close to his home, before being left with torn clothes in the middle of a dark road in unfamiliar surroundings, and with no means of communication.

“We are fortunate we are not talking about a potentially more serious or even fatal outcome.

“Our officers are currently investigating all circumstances of this incident, and I would urge anyone with any appropriate information to please come forward. This includes any relevant CCTV, dashcam, or doorbell footage.”

You can contact the incident room directly by calling 0161 856 3635 or GMP via 101 or gmp.police.uk, quoting log 3165 of 15/09/24.

If contacting from West Yorkshire, you can contact West Yorkshire Police via 101, quoting log 1730 of 15/09/24.

Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.