Kidnappers reduce ransom demand; want surveillance tapes

Singh’s business place was locked up tight when Stabroek News visited yesterday

The kidnappers of 40-year-old East Coast Demerara (ECD) businessman Rajendra Singh are now requesting a ransom of $25 million, plus the surveillance tapes from the night of the kidnapping before his return.

The initial demand was for $50 million.

Friends of the family told the media yesterday that on Saturday, March 5, Singh and his wife, both of Hope West, Enmore, ECD were