Mom told her son found murdered

WHEN the mother of  murdered businessman Pradeep “Chris” Seecharan, 33, heard that her son was found (after he was missing for a night) she breathed a sigh of  relief. But relief soon turned to shock and anguish when she was further told that he was found dead.

Speaking to Newsday yesterday, the deceased man’s brother Mahase, 37, said their mother Chanardai Seecharan, 67, had to be given the heart-wrenching news while being comforted by anxious relatives. Seecharan’s body was found at Perseverance Road, Maraval around 6 am on Monday. Investigators believe he was hijacked and beaten to death. An autopsy done on the body yesterday at the Forensic Sciences Centre revealed that Seecharan died of multiple blunt trauma wounds to the head. When Newsday visited the house of mourning yesterday, Seecharan’s mother and other relatives were out making funeral arrangements.

Seecharan (Mahase) said that around 9 pm on Sunday night, his brother returned to their Calcutta Number One, Mc Bean Village, Couva home after attending a wedding. Seecharan left home shortly afterwards in his Toyota Hilux van. Later that night, when Seecharan did not  return home, his brother and other relatives grew worried since it was unlike him to stay out that late. His mother, anxious to know of her son’s whereabouts, called the homes of other relatives early Monday morning. She, along with relatives, then made reports to the Freeport police station. The brother said, “When they found the vehicle, we knew something was wrong.” It was around midday on Monday when they received news that his van was found at the King’s Wharf, San Fernando.

The dead man’s relatives described him as a caring and loving person. He was not married, had no children and was the eighth of ten children. Seecharan described his dead brother as a “jolly person”. Grieving relatives said they knew no reason why someone would want to kill Seecharan. They also claimed that he had no argument or falling out with anyone in recent times. They said  that Seecharan did a lot of travelling to destinations like USA and Curacao to  obtain clothes for his store at Adam’s Bazaar, Chaguanas. Seecharan’s  funeral takes place at 11 am today at the house of mourning. He will then be cremated at the Waterloo Cremation site. Maraval police are continuing investigations.