THE parents of the now 15-day-old baby who was kidnapped when only nine days of age, have failed to positively identify the alleged kidnapper at an ID parade staged yesterday morning at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Eve Leary, Georgetown.

Earlier, Police had arrested Bibi Khan, a former sales representative of Multi-Technology Vision (MTV Channel 14/65) in connection with the kidnapping of the child, and his parents were taken to the CID Headquarters in the city from Berbice to confirm whether she was the suspect.
However, the parents did not finger Khan, of Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara, who was arrested by the Police late Wednesday night, along with another person, and had matched certain specifics of the alleged kidnapper.

According to the infant’s mother, she would even decline to press charges against the kidnapper who had identified herself as Bibi Khan, an assumed alias, if the woman would only return the child.
“I don’t want anything, no Police action or nothing, just that she put the baby some place and I will come for him. I want back my baby,” the mother appealed.
According to McLean, the kidnapper had met her at the hospital where she was admitted to await delivery and cultivated her friendship, expressing an interest in the newborn and giving her $5,000, for the child, on each of two separate occasions.
Last Saturday, nine days after the boy’s birth, the family was hosting a celebration, and the kidnapper turned up and offered to sponsor part of the festivities.
The mother, together with the baby and the woman, made their way to Rose Hall Market, Corentyne, Berbice, where the kidnapper sent the mother to purchase fish before disappearing with the infant.

That happened last Saturday, leaving the parents who live at Number 60 Village, Corentyne, frantic with worry about the infant’s whereabouts.
His father, Ravikant Vistonauth, and mother, Pinky, were distraught.

BEFRIENDED HER
According to Pinky’s aunt, Radhika DeBarros, a woman named Bibi from the Surinamese border town of Nickerie befriended her niece while the latter was in hospital awaiting delivery.
“Since then, she has been around to see the baby rather often,” De Barros said, adding:“The woman was nice; I can’t even tell you how this happen.”
On the day of the kidnapping, De Barros said Pinky had gone to the market in the company of the kidnapper and had asked the latter to keep the child while she went to get something.
“In two minutes, the woman disappeared,” De Barros related, her voice loaded with emotion.
Assistant Commissioner and Commander of Police ‘B’ Division, Brian Joseph, told the Guyana Chronicle on Wednesday that there were no new leads in their investigations.
The authorities are continuing their search though for the missing child and anyone with information in relation to this case is being asked to contact the nearest Police station, or the parents on telephone numbers 338-1297, 660-2651 or 693-9484.

(By Asif Hakim)