By Nicholas Osei-Wusu
The Police in the Ashanti region have arrested one person in connection with the murder of an Indian national, Devendra Singh, in Kumasi.
The suspect is currently in custody and assisting with investigations.
The Inspector-General of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohonu, has deployed a special team, made up of intelligence officers and homicide investigators, to support the Regional Police Command in the ongoing investigations and to ensure the arrest of all persons connected to this crime.
A statement issued to the media in Kumasi by the Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, DSP Godwin Ahianyo, explained that the deceased had earlier been reported missing, necessitating an investigation by the Police to locate him.
According to the statement, at about 2:00 p.m., on Saturday, April 25, 2025, the Police received information that the victim’s vehicle had been found near the Royal Lemosey Hospital at Sabin Akrofuom.
A team of officers deployed to the scene found the vehicle parked by the roadside. The statement noted that upon inspection, the lifeless body of the deceased was discovered in the boot of the vehicle with multiple stab wounds.
The Regional Crime Scene Management Team then went to the scene, after which the body was conveyed to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital morgue for preservation and autopsy.
The vehicle has since been impounded for further investigations.
The statement assured the public that every effort is being made to bring the perpetrators to justice and urged anyone with relevant information to assist the investigation.
