Essequibo Coast man shot dead in attempted home invasion

An Essequibo Coast man was shot dead in the early hours of Monday morning in an attempted home invasion at Adventure, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
Dead is Ghanraj Bhasmat, also known as “Bharat” of Adventure, Essequibo Coast. The incident occurred around 02:00h.

The man and his 47-year-old wife, Rita Ragubar lived in the upper flat of a two-storey building; the bottom flat was being rented out to a Chinese Restaurant.
The wife told investigators that she and her husband were awakened by a noise, which resulted in the businessman venturing into the hallway of the house while she stayed in bed.
According to reports, the gunmen climbed onto the zinc roof of the shop, and when the 61-year-old man peeked outside, he was shot in the left side of his chest.
The bullet struck him near his heart, causing him to collapse to the ground.
The perpetrators fled the scene using a back entrance, making a quick escape. The woman said she heard four gunshots and then someone shouting “thief” and as such, she rushed outside to investigate. It was then that she found her husband, in the washroom area, lying in a pool of blood.
“I heard someone walking on the zinc roof of the Chinese restaurant, so he got up to use the washroom and peeped to see if he could spot anyone. When he looked, the men saw him, and they shot him in the left chest. It affected his heart, and he fell to the ground. When I reached him, he took two breaths and died,” the grieving wife said.
Bhasmat was picked up in an unconscious state and rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police on Monday said that the scene was processed and it is suspected that Bhasmat was shot from outside through a louver window connected to the washroom. An investigation has been launched. (G14)