Spare parts dealer feared kidnapped

[www.inewsguyana.com] – The police are conducting investigations into the reported kidnapping of 40 – year – old businessman Rajendra Singh, of Hope West, Enmore, East Coast Demerara, which occurred at about 18:45h on Saturday April 05 at Foulis, Enmore.

Police investigations so far indicate that Singh was in his motor vehicle PFF 982 in front of his business place when his wife observed two men entering the vehicle which then drove off.

She later received a phone call demanding the sum of $50M for the safe return of her husband. The motor car has been found abandoned on the Goedverwagting Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara by members of the Cummings Lodge Community Policing Group and handed over to the police.

iNews (www.inewsguyana.com) was reliably informed that the kidnappers have since reduced their ransom demand to $25M.

Undertakers prepare to remove the body of murdered businessman, Rajendra Singh.

[www.inewsguyana.com] – The police are continuing to process the scene where the body of the kidnapped businessman Rajendra Singh was found Wednesday morning (April 09) with a gunshot wound to the head and his hands tied behind his back.

A source close to the investigations told iNews (www.inewsguyana.com) that while there are no suspects as yet; investigators continue to dig very deep to get to the bottom of the murder.

In relation to the setting up of a sting operation to net the kidnappers while the man was still alive, the source could not confirm or deny but reminded that the matter is a sensitive one which needs to be treated very carefully.

The police are also trying to ascertain if the man was shot at the location his body was discovered (Le Repentir Cemetery) or if he was shot elsewhere and dumped in the area.

Singh was snatched from his Foulis, East Coast Demerara Spare Parts business place on Saturday evening (April 05) by two gun men.

Dead: Rajendra Singh.

iNews (www.inewsguyana.com) was informed that Singh had made contact with his wife, through the kidnappers and told her to pay the $25M ransom.

The kidnappers, while contacting the wife, were also making contact with other family members to assure the payment of the ransom.

iNews (www.inewsguyana.com) has been reliably informed that the woman lost contact with the kidnapers on Tuesday (April 08) after they gave her a twenty four hour deadline to have the money paid.

It was also reported to this news site (www.inewsguyana.com) that the police who had taken possession of the woman’s mobile phone were the ones receiving the calls from the kidnappers which triggered the men and possibly alerted them that a sting operation might have been in the making.

Singh lived in Enmore, East Coast Demerara with his wife and 13 – year – old son.