Several persons, including a Police constable and a mechanic, were arrested as investigations continue into the alleged carjacking which occurred on Sunday night at Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
On Sunday, 34-year-old Rameshwar Singh of #70 Village, Correntyne, Berbice reported to the Police that he was relieved of his white Toyota Premio motorcar bearing registration number HD 2132.
The hijacked car in another colour
However, on Tuesday evening, acting on information received, investigators went to the home of a 27-year-old mechanic of Patentia, West Bank Demerara (WBD), where a search was conducted for the stolen car, but it was not found.
The music system, other parts missing
The mechanic was subsequently interviewed, and based on information collected, the Police then proceeded to the residence of another mechanic at La Grange, WBD. Another search was conducted at his premises, during which several parts belonging to the missing car were found and positively identified by the owner.
Also found were several documents from a shipping company, which again were positively identified to be his by Singh. As a result, the workshop owner was arrested and subsequently taken to the Diamond Police Station.
The car before it was stolen
Further information received led the ranks to Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, where a motorcar, HD 2387, was found abandoned in a yard. It was later learnt that that motorcar was allegedly used to hit Singh’s car from behind, thus forcing him to stop in the vicinity of Providence, EBD.
As Singh exited his vehicle to check on the damage, he was confronted by two men, who robbed him of his car and an undisclosed sum of cash.
Meanwhile, at about 08:00h on Wednesday, a Police rank who is presently on medical leave was contacted by the investigators and questioned.
That Police rank then took the investigators to Canal Number One Polder, WBD, where he pointed out a freshly sprayed-over ‘gun metal’ Toyota Premio to be the said car that was stolen from Singh.
Despite being in a different colour, the victim and the investigators were able to verify the car to be that of Singh by the chassis number. Several parts, including the music system, were ripped from the car. Investigations are ongoing.
