The Midea Group founder He Xiangjian was taken hostage in his own home, Reuters reported.

The police managed to free him.

The night before, police received a call that intruders broke into a house in Foshan, near Hong Kong. Five suspects were arrested by Monday morning.

According to the Hurun Global Rich List, he is the fourth richest man in China with a net worth of 180 billion yuan (25 billion US dollars).