The lifeless body of 51-year-old Vendanand Khemraj of Ogle, East Coast Demerara has been pulled from a canal near his home on Wednesday evening.
It is suspected that the taxi driver might have been under the influence of alcohol at the time he met his demise.
Dead: Vendanand Khemraj
The Police have said that the man was found with his face submerged while a portion of his body was on the western parapet of Well Street, Ogle.
The discovery was made at about 22:00h on Wednesday, and the body was subsequently identified by the man’s wife, Pamela Khemraj.
Police have confirmed that there were no visible marks of violence on his body, which was subsequently taken to a funeral home to await a post mortem.
Relatives confirmed that the man had last been seen alive at about 18:20h on Wednesday. He has been described as an alcoholic who had also been a diabetic.
Earlier in the month, the body of 45-year-old Kevin Singh of Industry Crown Dam, ECD was pulled out of a trench at Ogle Embankment, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
That victim was said to be an alcoholic, and he had last been seen imbibing at a shop in the village. His body also did not bare any marks of violence.
