The man was assaulted at a house before being forced into a grey Mercedes Benz car.
Three men and two women have been arrested following an incident in which a man was assaulted at a house and then forced into a car in Donegal on Sunday morning (4 October).
Gardaí at Letterkenny are investigating an assault on a man in his 30s at a house in Oak Park, Convoy, Donegal at approximately 11.45am on Sunday.
The man was forced into a Grey Mercedes Benz C Series (Registration: 09-MH-17020), which subsequently drove away from the scene.
A number of Garda units conducted a search of the North Western Region for this vehicle, assisted by colleagues in the PSNI following reports the car may have crossed the border.
At approximately 5.30pm on Sunday, the male was located in Convoy and taken to Letterkenny University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Following close cooperation between members of An Garda Síochána and the PSNI, the offending vehicle was located by the PSNI outside a residence in Castlederg in Tyrone and three males and two females were arrested on Sunday evening.
An incident room has been set up at Letterkenny Garda Station and a full investigation is underway into the incident.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the incident, to anyone who may have observed the car or anyone with any information to contact Letterkenny Garda Station on 074 916 7100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
In relation to the incident, Gardaí are also investigating an incident of dangerous driving that occurred at approximately 2.30am on Sunday morning at Town View Heights in Ballybofey, Donegal.
Following reports of a vehicle being rammed, Gardaí observed a car with extensive damage. There were no occupants in the vehicle at the time.
Gardaí then observed a silver Seat Leon (Registration: 05-LH-6614) drive at speed in the direction of Killygordon, Donegal. A managed containment operation ensued, but Gardaí lost sight of this car after it crossed the border into Northern Ireland.
Gardaí are also investigating an incident of criminal damage by fire involving the silver Seat Leon that occurred at approximately 6.20am on Sunday outside a residence at Finn View, Lifford, Donegal.
A resident in the area heard a loud bang and observed that the Seat car had made impact with a wall and was on fire. It is reported that two males fled the scene on foot.
The fire was extinguished by local fire services but had caused significant damage to a house in the area. No injuries were reported.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to these incidents to come forward and are also appealing to anyone who may have observed the movements of the silver Seat Leon in the early hours of Sunday morning to contact Gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Letterkenny Garda Station on 074 916 7100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
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