The parents of kidnapped taxi driver Vivekanand Nandalall arrived in the country early yesterday morning from the United States of America and broke down in tears as they launched fresh appeals for the release of their only son.

Ramdeo and Priya Nandalall between heaving sobs offered to give anything to have their second-born returned unharmed. Nandalall, 20, of Non Pariel, East Coast Demerara, was last seen on the evening of October 16, when the dispatcher of a taxi service asked him to pick up a passenger on the road at the entrance of the Imax housing scheme nearby.

His car, PGG 3846, was found the morning after the “pick up”, abandoned on the railway embankment at Annandale and a man subsequently contacted relatives and demanded $5M in exchange for the young man. That sum was later reduced and early Saturday morning, a relative dropped off $1M, but that failed to secure Nandalall’s release. Relatives said they lost all contact with the abductors after the money was delivered.

It was an emotional scene yesterday, as relatives and friends gathered at Nandalall’s home to comfort his parents.

Ramdeo Nandalall stated: “I appeal out there, whosoever have him, please, ayo come forward. Say what you all want, I am willing to give you all what you all want. But I want him back, I really need him...”

The young man’s mother, popularly known as ‘Savi’, said when she first heard the news, she couldn’t speak for almost a whole day.

“I was in shock...I can’t believe this is happening to him. He, out of all kids...doesn’t deserve this. We don’t deserve this. We are not the type of people that doing wrong things...I don’t know what wrong in the world I do, but I don’t deserve this,” the woman managed to say before breaking down into tears again.

The police yesterday said they were still conducting investigations and one of Nandalall’s relatives told this newspaper that after receiving a tip, they launched another search of the backdams early yesterday morning, but to no avail.

Just under four months ago, the car was transferred into Nandalall’s name and the young man used the vehicle to keep himself employed. Stabroek News understands that he was scheduled to join his parents in North America, but later changed his mind.

A senior police source yesterday told Stabroek News that the investigation into Nandalall’s abduction was continuing and that “these investigations could include searches”. The police are also continuing to check records for matches of the fingerprints lifted off the young man’s vehicle.

Last Tuesday, the police said they had searched some 87 houses/buildings in the Buxton, Eastville, Bare Root and Paradise areas, and arrested, detained and/or questioned 23 persons.

The police have engaged over 50 ranks from their Anti- kidnapping Unit, Tactical Services Unit, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Anti-Crime Units. On Monday, the police said they were hunting for a number of key suspects whom they believe can assist in the investigation.

These include Albert Andrews aka ‘Doney’, Roger Bunbury aka ‘Don Dick’, Marvin Archer aka Marvin Peters or ‘Skittle’, Royston Peters and Rondell Rollins aka ‘Fine Man’, all of whom, the police believe, are hiding out in Buxton and the surrounding areas.