Suva (Fiji), June 30 (IANS) The mysterious disappearance of an Indo-Fijian family more than two months ago continues to baffle police in Fiji.
Fiji Police Commissioner Andrew Hughes has now sought the public's help in its search for Davendra Kumar, 42, his wife Nirupa Devi, 36, their daughter Dipsikha, 9, and son Edwin, 3.
The family was last seen driving away in their white station wagon taxi from the Calia Assemblies of God Church around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19.
According to media reports here, the police have conceded that they have not been able to shed any light on the family's mysterious disappearance.
A report in the online edition of the Fiji Times newspaper quoted Hughes as saying that the uniformed branch, criminal investigations department, tactical response unit, and traffic and dog sections had spent 1,300 hours on the search since the matter came to light on May 3.
The police were also aided in their search by the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) besides family and community members, but the result has been nought.
Now, the police in this Pacific island nation are seeking the help of detectives from the New Zealand police.
'Discussions are under way with New Zealand police to have a detective or two to come over to review the case to ensure that we have left no stone unturned and that we haven't overlooked something,' a report in fijilive.com quoted Hughes as saying.
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