Nandalall,
known as 'Boyee,' a taxi driver of Block 12 Non Pariel,
East Coast Demerara, has not been seen since he left to
make a pick-up at Enterprise following a call to his base.
This is according to the victim's mother, Ms Priya
Nandalall, who, along with other relatives, met the
Head of State at the Office of the President yesterday
morning.
Ms
Nandalall noted that the President was very receptive and
sympathetic to the family and promised to assist wherever
possible.
Expressing
her sentiments just after the meeting, she noted,
"The President said he would try his best to help us.
He said he already sent out some Police to Bruche Dam,
because I came with that information."
The
woman said she is very appreciative of the gesture by the
President, but still feels her loss immensely, as there is
no word about her son's condition or whereabouts.
The
family was accompanied
to the closed-door
meeting by other relatives, friends and
concerned neighbours.
Nandalall's
parents have since paid a ransom of $1M, but did not
receive their son, as was promised by the kidnappers.
In
an invited comment to the Government Information Agency
(GINA), the mother made another public appeal for
information leading to the whereabouts of the young man.
The
Guyana
Police Force issued a detailed statement on
October 20, about the operations to find Nandalall.
* The recovered taxi was immediately dusted and six sets
of fingerprints were uplifted while between 9:00 and 11:55
hours, the Police teams conducted searches in Buxton
backlands. The teams cordoned off the area and searched
five abandoned houses and one home on Company Road. During
this process, one man was arrested, questioned and
subsequently released.
*
The same morning, ranks visited the victim's relatives and
spent the greater part of the day there until late in the
evening.
*
Between 12:15 and 13:40 hours, the Police team cordoned
off and searched four houses and one abandoned house
between Buxton and Strathspey Squatting Area. A quantity
of clothing, a pair of boots and towels were found at
Middle Street at a residence. One woman was arrested
during this search. She is before the Court on several
charges, including indecent exposure and obstructing a
peace officer.
*
Eight abandoned buildings were searched in the Bare Root
Area between the hours of 14:25 and 15:50.
*
Following a ransom call, ranks searched a shop at
Friendship between 16:15 and 17:00 hours. Seven persons
were arrested and subsequently released on bail on October
18.
*
Seven houses were searched at Brushe Dam, Friendship
between 17:10 and 17:50 hours, when one man was held for
questioning and later released.
*
Later in the evening of October 17, the ransom
demand was reduced from $5M to $1M. The
following morning (October 18), at approximately 4:00
hours, the money was delivered but the victim was not seen
and there has been no further contact with the kidnappers.
*
The Police searched three houses and one abandoned
building at Watson Street, North Friendship between 9:15
and 9:55 hours.
*
Between 10:35 and 11:05 hours the Police searched six
stalls at Company Road market following a tip-off that one
of the suspects was seen earlier on Buxton Railway
Embankment Road. Three men were arrested, but were later
released on bail.
*
Four houses were searched between Church of God Road and
Sideline Dam, this occurred between the hours of 11:20 and
12:35 hours.
*
Ranks cordoned off and searched four houses between Brushe
Dam, Annandale and Golden Grove between 13:15 and 15:00
hours. A woman suspected of being an acquaintance of one
of the suspects was arrested, and later released on bail
on October 19.
*
At 15:35 hours, based on information received, four
persons were arrested but no useful information was
obtained.
*
Between 16:30 and 16:35 hours a house at Company Road was
cordoned off and searched.
*
Two persons came to the Police claiming that they were
wanted in relation to the kidnapping between the hours of
18:05 and 18:25. They were processed and later released on
October 19.
*
On October 19, between 11:00 and 13:00 hours, 13 abandoned
houses were searched in the Bare Root Area.
*
At 12:00 hours the home of one of the suspects was
searched.
*
The Police teams conducted searches in the East Ville
Backdam area between the hours of 13:15 and 14:05.
*
At 15:20 hours, Police, acting on information, arrested a
woman from Bachelor's Adventure. She was later released.
*
On October 20, between the hours of 6:00 and 6:15 the
Police searched two abandoned houses at Middle Street,
Buxton, an unfinished Church at Paradise Housing Scheme;
two houses and two unfinished buildings at Buxton, and 10
abandoned houses in Buxton, Sideline/East Ville area. A
Police beret, a first aid book and pair of army boots were
found.
*
Between the hours of 5:15 and 6:45 on October 21, ranks
conducted searches on six abandoned buildings at Bare
Root, Bachelor's Adventure. A piece of duct tape with hair
attached was found on the access road leading to the
canefields.
The Police release further stated that from the time of
the report of the kidnapping to October 21, several other
activities were conducted, but due to their nature,
information on them cannot be divulged.
Eighty-seven
houses/buildings have been searched and 23 persons have
been arrested, detained and/or questioned. And area
searches were conducted in Buxton, East Ville, Bare Root,
Paradise and Enterprise Back Dams.
The
President's meeting with Nandalall's relatives follows an
earlier visit to relatives by the People's Progressive
Party/Civic
(PPP/C) Region Four Member of Parliament Neil
Kumar.
Minister
of Home Affairs Mr. Ronald Gajraj has been in constant
contact with relatives of the kidnapped victim. (Government
Information Agency)
Wednesday,
November 05, 2003
