Southern Division police have begun a search for a mother and daughter who they believed were kidnapped.

Police announced the kidnapper is a close male relative.

The suspect had taken the woman and her child to a commercial bank in San Fernando following an argument and forced her to withdraw money.

According to police a senior manager from the bank called them in after noticing the suspicious withdrawal.

On observing that something was wrong; police revealed the suspect dragged the woman and her daughter out of the bank and escaped.

Police are presently searching for the suspect with the aid of a helicopter.