An abduction charge which was initially brought against retired policeman Kenneth Bahadur was yesterday withdrawn and instead he was jointly charged alongside another man with the crime.
The 55-year-old Bahadur of Melanie, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and Sameer Bacchus, age and address unknown, were jointly charged yesterday with the abduction of Mahaica businessman Jagdesh Mangal when they appeared before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly in Georgetown.
The joint charge states that on September 12, at Station Street, Kitty, they abducted the 35-year-old Mangal with intent secretly confine him.
The men pleaded not guilty to the charge and were released on $200, 000 bail each. The matter was then adjourned until November 4.
The police had reported that Mangal, of Belmont, Mahaica, ECD, was at a popular bar located at Station Street, Kitty when two men, along with Bahadur, showed up in a vehicle, exited the same, approached the man and started punching him about his body, while telling him (Mangal) that they want their money.
According to the police, Bahadur told his two accomplices to take the man away, which led to them forcing Mangal in the back seat of the vehicle. It was said that the men also relieved the victim of a gold and diamond band, valued $1.5 million, a black diamond with gold ring valued at $1.2 million, and a gold chain worth $900,000.
