Police in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) have arrested two persons in connection with the murder of the 69-year-old male driver of La Grange, West Bank Demerara (WBD), who was murdered last week in the region.
While details on the murder remain sketchy, Guyana Times was told that the suspects were arrested on Friday last, and are assisting Police with their investigation.
Dead: Pitamber Sharma
Dead is Pitamber Sharma. He was employed at BK Quarries as a truck driver.
Reports are that he was allegedly strangled to death and thrown into the Mazaruni River.
Police stated that on Wednesday last, the man was at BK Quarries where he was last seen alive at around 18:00h. However, on Thursday at around 07:30h, a security guard saw him floating in the river.
A report was made to the Bartica Police Station and the body was examined by the Police; however, no marks of violence were observed.
In an initial report, Police had ruled that he may have drowned but a post-mortem examination conducted on his remains gave the cause of death as manual strangulation.
The post-mortem was conducted by Doctor Nehaul Singh in the presence of his sister after which the body was handed over to relatives for burial. (G9)
