Just
when 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.
The
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.
The window
through which
the bandits
gained entry
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.
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.
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.
Wednesday,
September 17, 2003
