One
person
was
reportedly
arrested
and
taken
for
questioning,
but
this
could
not
be
confirmed.
Members
of
the
Guyana
Police
Force,
including
the
Fountain
Base
Squad,
Target
Special
Squad,
Target
Special
Unit
and
the
Vigilance
Squad,
jointly
went
into
Buxton
acting
on
information
and
searched
several
houses
in
an
effort
to
locate
the
missing
man.
The
Chronicle
understands
that
the
taxi
driver
was
still
being
held
in
Buxton
and
that
a
$5M
ransom
was
demanded
from
his
family.
Relatives
said
they
did
not
know
of
the
kidnapping
until
Nandlall
failed
to
go
home
that
evening.
It
was
only
when
a
call
was
made
to
his
cell
phone
that
they
learnt
that
he
was
kidnapped.
When
Chronicle
visited
Nandlall's
home
yesterday,
several
neighbours
and
relatives
had
gathered
to
comfort
his
parents,
who
refused
to
comment
on
the
incident.
Nandlall
operated
his
car,
which
is
normally
parked
at
Coldingen
road
head,
East
Coast
Demerara.
Nandlall's
relatives
yesterday
could
not
give
details
as
to
what
actually
transpired
and
did
not
disclose
any
information.
According
to a
police
press
release
yesterday,
the
police
are
conducting
investigations
into
the
kidnapping
of a
20-year-old
male
taxi
driver
of
Non-Pariel,
who
was
allegedly
kidnapped,
sometime
on
Thursday
afternoon,
on
the
East
Coast
of
Demerara.
The
victim's
motorcar
PGG
3846
was
found
about
06:10
hours
on
Friday
morning
abandoned
on
the
Annandale
Railway
Embankment
Road.
The
release
said
that
based
on
information
received
so
far,
the
victim
was
sent
by
his
taxi
service
on
Thursday
afternoon
to
do a
pick-up
and
that
was
the
last
time
he
was
seen.
It
further
noted
that
the
Anti-Kidnapping
Unit
has
been
activated
and
is
in
the
area.
Additionally,
reinforcements
from
police
headquarters
and
other
Anti-Crime
Units
from
Georgetown
have
since
been
dispatched
to
the
area
and
a
combined
operation
is
in
progress
in
Buxton
and
other
surrounding
areas
where
it
is
suspected
that
the
kidnappers
may
be
holding
their
victim.
The
police
have
searched
a
number
of
abandoned
structures
in
the
Buxton
area
while
other
searches
are
also
continuing
in
the
backdam.
