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Bandits rob Non Pariel businessman
By
Michel Outridge
The family that was robbed at
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Non Pariel residents thought that it was over, bandits struck this
East Coast Demerara village once again, breaking into the home of a
businessman early yesterday morning and making off with a booty of
household articles valued some $150,000.
The family was asleep.
According to robbery victim, Dooknandan Sukhandan, 47, of
Lot 387 Non-Pariel, East Coast Demerara, he woke up about 4:00
o'clock yesterday morning and after hearing movements in his house,
he went to investigate but saw nothing.
Still curious, he woke his wife up - and then realized that
their house had been robbed.
Sukhandan said the intruders ransacked their house and took
away articles, including television, VCR, Nintendo players, music
system, amplifier, Nike sneakers, cell phone, calculators, mixing
board, tape deck, wrist watch and $800 in cash.
Dooknandan Sukhandan points to the empty TV
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businessman said the bandits gained entry to the house after taking
out two louvre panes from the window on the bottom flat of the
building where they had ample time to select items to take
away.
A
family member, Vishal, related that by the time they went downstairs
to investigate the bandits had already taken away the items. An
alarm was raised nonetheless and about 8 gunshots wrung out,
shattering the early morning silence.
No
one was hurt during the robbery and the Sukhandan family is thankful
for this fact.
When the Guyana Chronicle visited the scene yesterday several
relatives had gathered and the seven occupants of the house were
still counting their losses.
The man said this was the third robbery he had endured in the
three years he has lived in Non Pariel. He now plans to construct
grillwork and implement other safety methods to ensure the
protection of his family and property.
The window through which the bandits gained
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| Sukhandan
disclosed that it is very difficult for him as he was in the process
of repaying a loan from the bank after he recently married his
daughter.
Shortly after the incident two policemen who live in the
village responded to the distress call by the occupants of the house
and later informed Vigilance Police Station.
The forensic team was yet to visit the house as was promised
but the police were prompt.
This East Coast Village became prey for armed bandits after
the Mash Day 2002 jailbreak.
Several families were robbed, beaten, burnt, fatally shot,
raped, kidnapped and terrorized by bandits who staged daring attacks
on several businesses also.
The house that was broken into and
robbed at Non-Pariel |
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| To date
several families have not returned to their homes, many fleeing
after they had near-deadly encounters with armed bandits.
Recently a white wagon car was found abandoned in Non Pariel
and in the car were several wigs, knives and other
weapons.
Residents informed the police after the car was observed with
its windows down, but no one knew how the car got there. A police
source later confirmed that the car was stolen from its owner in
Georgetown.
The police are continuing investigations.
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