Po­lice say they are in­ves­ti­gat­ing the dis­ap­pear­ance of busi­ness­man Ko­mal Ma­haraj, 40, as a kid­nap­ping, even though they have clas­si­fied the mat­ter as a miss­ing per­son.

Po­lice said Ma­haraj, of Lyne Lane, off Ma­ha Sab­ha Street, Fe­lic­i­ty, was last seen at Price Plaza, Ch­agua­nas, around 2 pm on Fri­day. The fa­ther of two was be­lieved to have with­drawn mon­ey from an ATM min­utes be­fore he dis­ap­peared.

When Guardian Me­dia vis­it­ed his home, rel­a­tives said they wished not to speak about his dis­ap­pear­ance. They thanked the pub­lic for their con­cerns and ex­pres­sions of sup­port.

At the time of Ma­haraj’s dis­ap­pear­ance, he was wear­ing jeans, a red jer­sey, and a grey hood­ie.

No ran­som de­mand has been made to date, po­lice said.

Speak­ing on the is­sue, MP for Ch­agua­nas West Di­nesh Ram­bal­ly said the An­ti-Kid­nap­ping Unit (AKU) has been work­ing with the fam­i­ly to solve the dis­ap­pear­ance. Ram­bal­ly spoke with Guardian Me­dia at a shop­ping plaza at Munroe Road, Ch­agua­nas.

He said he could not give any de­tails on the mat­ter but as­sured that the AKU was in­ves­ti­gat­ing it.

At Ma­ha Sab­ha Street, res­i­dents said the dis­ap­pear­ance left the com­mu­ni­ty feel­ing un­easy. The two res­i­dents seen and spo­ken to did not want to be iden­ti­fied but said the dis­ap­pear­ance was “a re­al sad thing.”

The men said they hoped Ma­haraj was found soon and healthy.