SEARCH CONTINUES FOR ANDREA BHARATT

The search for missing Arima woman Andrea Bharatt intensified on Monday.


Five men have now been held in connection with the kidnapping of the 22-year old woman.

Officers of the Special Operations Response Team locked down parts of Sangre Grande last night in their search for Ms. Bharatt.

Police Commissioner Gary Griffith is calling for caution on the information posted about the kidnapping of the 22-year old.

He issued a warning to the media and the public today.

He said he notes what he called 'the media frenzy' over this incident and points out that too much information about this case in the public domain could jeopardise the investigations and place the life of the victim in further danger.


The TOP COP says while the media have their role to play in society, when it comes to kidnappings, the less said, the better.

The statement says commissioner Griffith also notes that even police officers are over zealous and are giving out sensitive information to the media.

The top cop says he also noticed that media photographers found their way among police officers at a scene on Sunday.

This, he says can bring more harm to the victim.

He says that based on the technology available to the TTPS, police have been able to detain five suspects for questioning.

The cop says police have received certain information and are pursuing it.

Ms Bharatt, a clerk at the Arima magistrates' court, went missing after boarding a car in Arima last Friday afternoon.