After being missing for around five days, police yesterday found US-based Guyanese Rohan Mangra alive and well, a statement from police Deputy Director of Communications Stan Gouveia said.
Twenty-nine- year-old Mangra went missing on March 15. Yesterday, ranks from the Criminal Investigation Department’s (CID) Major Crimes Unit, acting on intelligence gathered, found him at a hotel on Hadfield Street, Georgetown.
“Mangra, when questioned by investigators revealed that he was not abducted and he went to the hotel of his own free will. He is currently assisting the police with their investigation. The probe is ongoing,” the police said.
The statement went on to explain that relatives yesterday provided the police with a photograph of Mangra showing his mouth covered with duct tape which they said was sent to them via WhatsApp from an unknown person.
Immediately, ranks from the Major Crimes Unit, were assigned to the investigation and several of Mangra’s associates were arrested and questioned by the ranks. It was during the questioning they gathered valuable intelligence that led to him being located.
After he went missing, his family offered a $1M reward for information on his whereabouts.
Mangra, also known as ‘Paul,’ of Lot 98 UG Road, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, was last seen on March 15 when he left home around 8.05 pm.
He was reportedly picked up by a car in front of a printery located at the corner of UG Road and Sixth Street, Cummings Lodge. Since then, he had not returned home and calls to his phone indicated that it was turned off.
Reports are that it was unusual for Mangra to leave home and not return without informing his family. It is unclear whether the individual/s who picked him up in the car has/have been identified.
Stabroek News understands that Mangra was scheduled to return to the US some time ago but extended his stay.
