Two gunmen on Monday night robbed a Corentyne vendor and his wife of cash and jewellery before escaping.

   

quantity of jewellery and $325,000 in cash before escaping

According to a police press release, at about 8.30 pm, Bharrat Sookhnandan and his wife Meena were at their Rampoor Settlement, Corentyne home when two men, both of whom were armed with handguns, confronted and robbed them.

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Investigations revealed that Sookhnandan was alerted that something was amiss by his dogs' barking. When he went to check on the animals the bandits accosted and held him at gunpoint. They took him back into the house where they also held his wife at gunpoint. The men then grabbed a quantity of jewellery and $325,000 in cash before escaping.