US-based Guyanese Rohan Mangra who went missing for approximately five days remained in police custody yesterday after being found in a hotel on Sunday.
Deputy Communications Director Stan Gouveia yesterday confirmed to Stabroek News that Mangra remains in custody as nothing has changed since he was found.
Twenty-nine- year-old Mangra went missing on March 15. On Sunday, ranks from the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) Major Crimes Unit, acting on intelligence gathered, found him at a hotel on Hadfield Street, Georgetown.
“Mangra, when questioned by investigators revealed that he was not abducted and he went to the hotel of his own free will. He is currently assisting the police with their investigation. The probe is ongoing,” the police said.
The statement went on to explain that relatives on Sunday provided the police with a photograph of Mangra showing his mouth covered with duct tape which they said was sent to them via WhatsApp from an unknown person.
Immediately, ranks from the Major Crimes Unit, were assigned to the investigation and several of Mangra’s associates were arrested and questioned by the ranks. It was during the questioning they gathered valuable intelligence that led to him being located.
After he went missing, his family offered a $1M reward for information on his whereabouts.
Mangra, also known as ‘Paul,’ of Lot 98 UG Road, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, was last seen on March 15 when he left home around 8.05 pm.
