FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida has charged three Broward County men with murder-for-hire conspiracy, murder for hire, kidnapping conspiracy, kidnapping, and obstruction of justice in connection with the violent kidnapping and murder of Suren Seetal.
The indictment identified the defendants as 24-year-old Avin Seetaram, known as “Smalls,” 29-year-old Somjeet Christopher Singh, known as “Lil Chris” and 18-year-old Gavin Hunter.
All three men are accused of orchestrating the kidnapping and murder of Seetal, a resident of Miami-Dade County.
Seetal, a 36-year-old airplane jet mechanic, was last seen leaving work on Nov. 2.
Four days after Seetal vanished, a Facebook page under the name Avin Seeteram reposted Seetal’s picture and the missing person flyer.
The family of Seetal had been begging for information on his whereabouts since he disappeared, posting flyers and pictures of his car, calling him a dedicated son, brother and uncle who would have never fallen out of contact with his family.
He also was scheduled to take a flight to Trinidad two days after his disappearance, but he never showed up.
The criminal complaint alleges that Seetal’s phone was in the vicinity of Dr. HVAC, owned by one of the defendants, before going off the network. His body was recovered at Big Cypress Reservation on Nov. 21.
Simon, who works next door to the AC business, said he knew Singh and Seetaram.
“I don’t expect that, I don’t expect that,” he said.
According to a published report, the dispute was over money owed to Seetal, which was $350,000 for a fireworks order.
Police said Singh and Seetaram lured Seetal to their business, where he was shot in the head.
The report states that after they killed him, they two went to a Home Depot and bought a 96-gallon trashbin.
SunPass records then showed Seetal’s car being towed away from the business and also showed Seetaram’s telephone traveling on Alligator Alley. The phone then showed them stopping at Big Cypress Reservation where Seetal’s body was dumped.
Seetaram’s arraignment is scheduled for Dec. 28, while Hunter’s is set for Jan. 2, 2024, and Singh’s for Jan. 3, 2024.
If convicted, each faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison or the death penalty.
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