CRIME CHIEF Leslie James told reporters on Thursday that the police are looking for one final person in the abduction and subsequent murder of Foulis, ECD businessman, Rajendra Singh, despite having charged and placed before the courts five men for allegedly committing the offence.He made it clear — after the Police Officers Conference in Georgetown — that the police will be going after all criminals; and with his efforts and that of the men in his department, their objective will be achieved.

James told reporters that with him at the helm of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Guyana Police Force, the state and the nation can be assured that the laws of the land would be followed, training would be put into practice, and standards would be measured as investigators go about their business.

The ongoing investigation has caused the police to turn their attention to this final man they intend to question and possibly charge for the murder of Singh. However, despite the whereabouts of this wanted man being unknown, the Force is yet to issue a wanted bulletin for him. His name, address and other information were not disclosed by the police.

James told the media, however, that all the persons who were charged and placed before the courts in connection with the matter have confessed to the crime.

James was at the time responding to questions from the media with respect to the number of unsolved cases. This situation has also gotten the attention of President Donald Ramotar, who on Thursday addressed the Police Officers Conference in Georgetown.

Rajendra Singh was snatched from his Enmore business place on April 5 by two gunmen, who later telephoned his relatives demanding a 50-million-dollar ransom. By the following day, the ransom had been reduced by half, but Singh’s relatives had still not paid made payment to the kidnappers. Days after, they shot and killed the businessman. His body was discovered in the Le Repentir Cemetery with two gunshot wound to the head, and his hands tied behind his back.

One week after that discovery, the five men appeared in court charged with the murder. They told the court, through their lawyers, that they had been tortured and forced to sign statements.
(Leroy Smith)