It is almost a month now and there is still no positive word on the whereabouts of abducted businessman Mohamed Khan of Savannah Inn, Lethem as investigations are continuing.
According to reports, Khan was spotted on a farm near the Takutu River bordering Guyana and Brazil. A helicopter search was conducted but there was no sign of the missing businessman.
The Guyana Chronicle understands that Khan’s son-in-law and several other persons went down to the area where it was reported that Khan was being holed up, but they also came back empty handed.
The local and overseas pathologists have since examined the remains of three bodies found in Brazil but none matched the timeframe in which Khan vanished. The bones were too old, bleached and deteriorated to be that of Khan’s.
New suspicions are brewing in the minds of Khan’s family because they suspect that Khan’s personal belongings were planted near the second body that was found in order to close off the case.
It is also believed that several violent groups are involved in Khan’s abduction.
Yesterday the Guyana Chronicle spoke to the missing man’s wife, Linda Khan. She said that from all indications she still believes that her husband is alive and well somewhere.
The Guyana Consul to Brazil, Paulo Vale, visited her and related that investigations are ongoing.
The Guyana Chronicle was also told that three paid policemen were charged for the abduction of Mohamed Khan. The officers were allegedly involved in 25 different offences, including homicide.
Khan was abducted on June 22nd while he was en route to Boa Vista on business.
His abductors demanded $5M for his safe release.
According to Mr. Jeff Ware, Treasurer of the Rupununi Chambers of Commerce, the pathologist said that the bones of a man he examined appeared to be those of someone who had died even before Khan had vanished.
Yesterday Mr. Alfred Ramsarran, Vice President of the Rupununi Chambers of Commerce told the Guyana Chronicle that on Tuesday he visited Brazil but no new information was available.
He said that the Brazilian authorities are very cooperative.