Parmar Gursharanjit Singh and his wife Giedre Vaskyte, 33, were on a holiday in Maldives. However, little did they know that a happy vacation would turn into a nightmare. Giedre Vaskyte went missing at a five-star resort in Maldives last week and Parmar is pleading for help to find her and has offered a reward of $100,000 to anyone who can give vital information.
The Couple Was Expecting Their Baby This March
The couple flew to Maldives on 12 February to enjoy a beach holiday at the Intercontinental Resort on Maamunagau Island. All was well, until Giedre disappeared without a trace in the afternoon of February 13. Singh could not find his wife anywhere near the five-star resort. Vaskyte, a Canadian citizen, was eight months pregnant and was due to deliver in March.
The couple were relaxing at the pool together and, at around 3.30 pm, Giedre said she was going for a quick swim in the sea. Parmar slipped into a quick nap and coupled not find his wife anywhere in the resort, when he work up at 6:30 pm. “Never did I imagine that was the beginning of a horrific tragedy,” Singh, who has businesses in Dubai and Canada, told Khaleej Times.
Singh immediately alerted the resort management and set to search. Singh also filed a missing person complaint at the R. Meedhoo police station in Maldives the next day. The team searched “nonstop for five days” including aerial search, surface search and diving. But despite a week-long search by police, coastal guards and hotel staff, there was still no trace of Vaskyte.
It has now been more than nine days and the local authorities have stopped their search too. ” I don’t know whether she drowned or got kidnapped or someone harmed her. I need answers,” said the saddened husband.
Maldives police suspect the woman drowned in the sea. “We have strong evidence to believe she was lost in sea while trying to snorkel near the beach. We do not have any hint to think otherwise,” Police Chief Station Inspector Aslam Mohamed told Khaleej Times. The case is however still open, although no progress has been made since the tourist hasn’t been found in the search operation.
“This is devastating. She is fully pregnant. We believe that she got abducted by the piratesorgot kidnaped, which is common in Maldives. That is why we are putting a reward of $100,000 for anyone who can give information about her or help us find her,” said Singh.