Guyana: Couple charged for giving false information to police

Guyana: A couple was charged for misleading and giving out false information to the police. As per information, the couple filed a missing report for a person who was in fact not lost.

The ranks of the Major Crimes Investigation Unit Guyana charged 38-year-old Indira Gainda and her husband, 52-year-old Lalta Gainda, both of Lot 98 UG Road, Cummings Lodge, with the offense of giving false information to the police.

Indira and Lalta were arrested on Wednesday, after they reported Rohan Kirpaul Mangra, 29, missing on Tuesday last, despite being informed by him that he was okay.

They appeared in the Sparendaam Magistrate’s Court on Thursday before Magistrate A. George to answer the said charge. Contrary to Section 200 of the Summary Jurisdiction Offences Act, Chapter 8:02.

They pleaded not guilty and were placed on $50,000 bail each. They are set to return to court on Friday, May 13, 2022.

According to initial reports, Mangra told detectives that he called his sister twice to tell her that he was fine and that he was staying with friends.

He also informed her that the battery on his phone had died. Despite being informed, Indira went ahead and made a missing person's report and also claimed that they were allegedly sent a photo showing Mangra's mouth covered with duct tape, which they claimed was sent to them via WhatsApp from an unknown person.

His relatives also went ahead and announced a 1 million dollar reward for information on his whereabouts.

However, after the report was filed, the ranks of the Major Crimes Unit and the Criminal Investigations Department immediately launched an investigation. They subsequently arrested several people, and Mangra was found alive and well in a hotel on Hadfield Street on Sunday.

When questioned by investigators, Mangra revealed that he was not abducted and that he went to the hotel of his own free will.

Additionally, a source had reached out to this publication and claimed that Mangra wasn't kidnapped and that he wanted a break from his relatives.

Mangra, according to the source, had sent a text message to his sister on Thursday at 1:44 PM, informing her that he will be home in the afternoon.

The message stated, "Hey it's Paul, I'm ok I will be home this afternoon..... once again I'm sorry for worrying you..please forgive me..also my phone is dead so I can't get thru..."

Mangra came to Guyana for a short period of time. He was supposed to return to the United States, but he decided to stay longer.