A clerk attached to H. Nauth and Sons Construction Company was up to press time being questioned by police after he was reportedly abducted and robbed on Monday of $4 million in cash.
According to a police press release, Joel Ali, 25, was later taken to the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, where he was left tied up. He later managed to free himself.
Police said Ali was driving his black Toyota Raum PNN 5004 along South Road, Georgetown around 1 pm when another vehicle collided with him from behind. He parked his vehicle as it was and came out and was confronted by two men who had exited the other vehicle. Ali was reportedly held at gunpoint and forced back into his vehicle where he was blindfolded and taken to an unknown destination.
There, police said the man was assaulted, robbed of $4 million and a cheque valued at $4 million and left tied up while the perpetrators escaped in his vehicle.
The release further stated that Ali managed to free himself the following day around 3 am and only then realised his location. He then proceeded to the Police Patrol Base along the highway, where the matter was reported.
Meanwhile, when contacted last evening, owner of the business, Mr. Nauth, confirmed that the money belonged to the company but did not say where Ali was heading. He indicated that he is not in possession of much information. He further stated that the matter is being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department.
Sources close to the investigation have since told Stabroek News that Ali is being kept in police custody due to inconsistencies in the story he has reported.
