Cops make major breakthrough in Babita Sarjou case
The police yesterday made a major breakthrough in the investigation of the almost six-yearold disappearance of Babita Sarjou and according to reports reaching Stabroek News, will be searching for her remains today.
Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum yesterday confirmed that two persons, including her estranged husband, had been arrested for questioning.
However, he refused to divulge any further information.
Stabroek News understands that the second individual in custody is a substance abuser who was suspected to have disappeared with Sarjou on the evening she went missing.
The police had arrested Sarjou’s husband right after her disappearance but he was later released.
Up to late last evening, the men remained in custody.
On the eve of Diwali, November 4, 2010, Sarjou left her Timehri home having informed her family that after work, she was going to view the annual motorcade with her estranged husband and four-yearold son. She had promised she would be back home at around 9 that night. She was never seen or heard from again.
The Caribbean American Domestic Violence Awareness (CADVA) association has been working closely with her family to ensure they receive justice.
Sarjou’s estranged husband had faced intense scrutiny over her disappearance as there was a history of domestic violence in the relationship, evidenced by several reports made at the Kitty Police Station and the Timehri Police Station.
The husband was also charged with the offence of exposing pictures of Sarjou to the public with a view to corrupt public morals after photographs in which the woman appeared half-naked were displayed around her place of employment in 2010.