The inDrive operator now faces abduction and murder charges for the deceased university student, Anisa Dilworth. The driver has been held in police custody since May, but police formally charged him on Wednesday.
Anisa Dilworth’s abduction case was upgraded to a murder case after her remains were discovered last month. These remains were tested, and when the DNA results came back confirming it was the University of Technology (UTech) student, the driver, Jamar Grant, was charged by the Portmore CIB. Grant is a resident of Bull Bay, St Andrew.
The 20-year-old student was last seen on May 6 and was reported missing the following day. Early reports suggested she had boarded an inDrive taxi, which led to the arrest of a driver on May 10. That driver, now identified as Grant, had been under investigation since then.
Her abduction sparked nationwide outrage, which turned to grief on May 17, when human remains were found near Fort Clarence Beach. Weeks later, those remains were confirmed to belong to Dilworth. The discovery triggered a shift in the investigation.
Though initially linked to inDrive, the ride-hailing platform denied any formal association with the trip that Dilworth was seen taking with the driver. The company issued a statement saying its records showed Dilworth’s last ride on their platform was in 2024 and that Grant’s account was created afterwards. According to inDrive, there was no data to confirm that her final trip was booked through the app.
Additionally, investigators say Grant failed to comply with a court order requiring him to turn over access to his cell phones. He was subsequently charged under the Cybercrimes Act for disobeying a production order.
It is unclear if he eventually turned over his device to detectives or if he is still refusing to comply.
With murder and kidnapping charges now officially laid, the case has moved into a new phase.