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Cops join search for missing Goldsmith
Police have joined in the search for 33-year-old goldsmith, Budhram Persaud, who has
Budhram Persaud
been missing for two weeks.
Persaud, called ‘Buffa’, of Lot 895, Thirteenth Street, Diamond New Scheme, East Bank Demerara, disappeared on Saturday April 14. He has not been seen since and his mobile phone has been turned off. Relatives told Kaieteur News, yesterday, that they have established that the goldsmith was last seen at a popular drinking spot at Grove, East Bank Demerara.
According to them, employees who were shown a photograph of the man recalled seeing him drinking alone. However, they could not recall seeing him leave.
Relatives do not believe that Persaud disappeared on his own volition, since they said that none of his belongings are missing. Even his national identification card and birth certificate were left at home.
According to reports, on April 14, Persaud visited a night spot at Industry, East Coast Demerara, and was there in the company of another goldsmith. The relatives said that they were told that he eventually left in a taxi between 21:00 hrs and 22:00 hrs, indicating that he was heading home.
A sister told Kaieteur News that they checked the night-spot and some staffers confirmed that he was at the location. They were also told that he boarded a vehicle from an Industry taxi service. It was at that point that he apparently headed for the night spot at Grove, East Bank Demerara.
Persaud’s relatives have checked various hospitals, a mortuary and even Le Repentir Cemetery, but have found no trace of the goldsmith. They have made reports at several police stations.
The sister said that while he sometimes stayed out overnight after having a few drinks, Persaud would return home the following day.
When he was last seen, Budhram Persaud was wearing a pair of grey and white three-quarter pants, light-grey t-shirt, camouflage hat and black slippers.
Persons with information about his whereabouts can call 679-2972; 668-0408; 22-65498, or the nearest police station.
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