One week after gunmen made off with her motorcar from outside her Queenstown, Georgetown home, businesswoman and GECOM nominee Ryhaan Shah is not pleased with efforts by the Police to probe the matter, with the aim of capturing the culprits and possibly recover her vehicle.
GECOM nominee Ryhaan Shah
According to Shah, there has been no follow-up from the Alberttown Police Station regarding her case.
She told Guyana Times that after conducting independent investigations, she contacted a Police Sergeant and informed him of some information about a possible lead on the case. At the time, she did not have the contact phone number of the person with the relevant information and indicated to the officer that she would call him back with such.
However, numerous calls to the officer, via a cell number he gave to her, continuously went unanswered. Moreover, despite being told of a possible lead, the officer has made no attempt to contact the victim on his own.
Additionally, the Police had initially taken the contact number of a witness who could give a “good description” of the carjackers. But the witness is yet to be contacted by the Police, Shah said.
“It is very obvious that the Police have absolutely no interest in solving this crime,” Shah pointed out.
She added, “I’m very disappointed with the lack of response. Where does anyone go for help if the Police themselves show absolutely no interest?”
At about 13:20h on November 4, the businesswoman was attacked by gun-toting bandits moments after pulling up in front her Irving Street, Georgetown home.
Shah had told this newspaper that after arriving home, she exited the car and was about to open the gate when she was confronted by a man armed with a handgun.
“He scrambled me and in reacting, I was trying to fight back in a sense. Then next thing I knew, he was scrambling my hand. I thought he was after my watch, but he took the car keys out of my hands.”
Shah disclosed that there were two other perpetrators nearby and the gunman threw the keys to one of his accomplices. The trio then hopped into the silver-grey Toyota Allion motor car, bearing registration number PLL 1127, and drove off.
The businesswoman had noted that while the hijackers were not masked and while she did not get to have a good look at their faces.
