Businessman, retired cop charged with abduction

A 55-year-old retired policeman and a 39-year-old businessman were Friday released on $200,000 bail for allegedly abducting a man at a popular Kitty, Georgetown bar.

Kenneth Bahadur and Sameer Bacchus appeared before City Magistrate Leron Daly and both pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Particulars allege that on September 12, 2022, at Station Street, Kitty, the pair abducted Jagdesh Mangal.

Police Prosecutor Christopher Morris told the court that Bahadur was previously charged for the offence last month, but the matter was withdrawn, and a joint charge was instituted instead.

According to Morris, on the day in question, Mangal was at a popular bar at Station Street, Kitty when he was approached by Bahadur, Bacchus and two other male suspects.

According to Morris, Mangal was forced into the back seat of a vehicle, and it quickly sped off. He was allegedly taken to a house in Georgetown where he was held at gun-point and robbed.

The victim was allegedly robbed of a gold and diamond band valued at $1.5 million, one black diamond gold ring valued $1.2 million and one gold chain valued $900,000.

Mangal was allegedly forced to sign a note stating that he owed one of the suspects. He was then taken to a location on Church Street, where he was ordered out of the vehicle.

The prosecutor made no objection to bail being granted to the defendants. Magistrate Daly released the men on $200,000 bail and adjourned the matter until November 04.