Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo González said his son-in-law was kidnapped on Tuesday in Caracas just days before his vowed return to the capital.

González said his son-in-law, Rafael Tudares, was kidnapped while on his way to drop off his two grandchildren at a school in Caracas.

Venezuela's government is intensifying efforts to apprehend opposition leader Edmundo González, who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year's contentious election. On Sunday, National Assembly leader Jorge Rodriguez declared the immediate arrest of González if he sets foot in the country.