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Convinced that Palo Seco missing farmer Vijay Ramoutar was abducted, his worried relatives yesterday appealed to his abductors to release him.
Issuing a heartfelt appeal, his cousin Linda Ramoutar-Jaggernauth appealed: “We are begging that if you have taken him and you want money or something, we’re willing to give you a ransome to get him back.
“We hope he is alive. Even if he is dead or alive we want some closure, we have reached this stage now. We don’t want to go through the rest of our lives not knowing what happen to him. We don’t care about the vehicle we just want to get back our loved one.” The Anti-Kidnapping Squad is investigating the disappearance of Ramoutar, who was last seen Tuesday night at his grandmother’s Penal home.
His gold-coloured Nissan Navara, licensed TCF 3322, is also missing. Ramoutar, who does crop farming on a large scale, lives with his father and three brothers in Palo Seco.
Ramoutar-Jaggernauth explained that her cousin would spend every night with their 90-year-old grandmother because she lives alone and return to his Palo Seco home on mornings. She said her grandmother told them she last spoke to him before she went to bed around 7 pm.
“When he did not come back home on Wednesday morning they thought he was tired and he stayed with our grandmother. When Thursday reach they called me to find out if I heard or saw him, that is when we realised he was missing,” she said.
When they went to the area at the back of the grandmother’s house where Ramoutar stayed, she said the backdoor was open, the burglar proofing on the same door was broken, the driveway gate was open and the locks were missing.
She said two bags which he travelled around with were still there with his clothes and toiletries. The house was not ransacked, but his car was missing. She said Ramoutar’s brother was told his car was seen at Fraser Street on Thursday. She said they spent Mother’s Day worrying about him.
“Usually we would go by my the grandmother and have lunch and dinner, we would lime, but we did nothing. We have been searching for him, but no word,” a worried Ramoutar-Jaggernauth said. She said her cousin had no problems with anyone and it was unlike him to leave home for any extended periods without letting anyone know his whereabouts.
“He don’t drink, smoke, lime, gamble, he have no children, he not married,” said Ramoutar-Jaggernauth.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Penal Police Station, Anti-Kidnapping Squad, Crime Stoppers 800-TIPS (8477), 555, or his relatives at 383 2781.