Morvant man charged with Chootoo kidnapping

A morvant man ap-peared yesterday before Port-of-Spain Magistrate Jo-Ann Connor charged with the kidnapping of 29-year-old construction worker Darryl Chotoo. Kasib Celestine, 21, labourer, of Pelican Road Extension Morvant, is accused of the June 30 kidnapping. Chootoo was reportedly taken from his El Socorro home by armed men who forced their way into the house and threw him into a waiting car. Nicholas Smith, 18, unemployed, of Malick Barataria was also charged with one count of demanding money from Chootoo’s father Lalchan Chootoo between July 8 and 9. Connor adjourned the matters to tomorrow when the men will appear separately in the Port-of-Spain Magistrates’ First Court. After extensive police searches Chootoo has not been found.