ECD businessman gets $1M bail for fatally shooting alleged thief

Businessman Pooran Singh has on Wednesday been placed on $1 million station bail for fatally shooting a man whom he alleges had been stealing items from his property at Bladen Hall, East Coast Demerara.
A statement from Police Headquarters has said the case file is at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for further legal advice.
This shooting incident occurred at around 2:30h on Sunday, when the 52-year-old
Singh claimed to have seen an individual removing Heineken beer from his property and he discharged rounds from his licensed 9mm firearm in the direction of that individual.

The shot individual, whose identity and address remain unknown, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical technicians (EMT) before his body was transported to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPHC) for examination.
Singh later reported the incident to the Vigilance Police Station, and was taken into custody. Authorities also seized his firearm as part of the investigation.
While Singh’s property is equipped with CCTV cameras, police are yet to confirm the businessman’s claims.
It has been reported that investigators arrived at the scene to find the man’s body bearing bullet wounds and with his hands and feet bound.
Residents in the area have said they had heard gunshots but did not witness the incident.
Investigations are ongoing.