Punchbowl kidnapping of Yousseff Nagi caught on security camera | Video

A man who was kidnapped from his home in Sydney’s south west by a group of men on Sunday night has been returned home safely. See the footage.

A man who was kidnapped from his home in Sydney’s south west by a group of men on Sunday night has been returned home safely.

Yousseff Nagi, 30, was dragged into the street in Punchbowl at about 9.30pm.

The incident was captured on video where a relative can be heard screaming out “Youssef, Youssef’’ as he is bundled into a white van.

CCTV footage of the alleged kidnap in Punchbowl.

The footage shows a man being bundled into a car.

“The men, who had their faces concealed, grabbed the man before dragging him into the street and forcing him into a van which was parked outside his home,’’ police said in a stamens released today.

“The vehicle then drove off and witnesses contacted police. Officers from Campsie Police Area Command attended and established a crime scene,’’ police said.

Within hours of the kidnapping, the video was sent around Sydney before it was then put on social media.

Mainstream media did not publish the video after police said it could place the man’s life in jeopardy.

“Why the men kidnapped this man is being investigated,’’ a police spokesman said.

Its believed the victim is not currently co-operating with police.

Earlier today police were informed that the man had returned home.