Ganesh Dhanraj, wanted by police in connection with the strangulation of his reputed wife on Wednesday, was on Sunday morning shot by police in Parika, East Bank Essequibo, and is presently in custody, assisting with investigations.
Police reportedly caught up with the 28-year-old Dhanraj, also known as “Andre”, at about 02:00hrs on Sunday, but had to open fire on the fugitive in order to effect his arrest. Having sustained gunshot injury to his right arm, he was subsequently taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he was treated before being
Nabbed: Ganesh Dhanraj
released into police custody.
This newspaper had previously reported that Dhanraj had allegedly strangled 29-year-old Dhanwattie Ram, his reputed wife, with a bed sheet on Wednesday morning.
The mother of three was said to have suffered abuse at the hands of Dhanraj for approximately 12 years. Determined to end the reported verbal and physical abuse at the hands of the man she had trusted to protect her, Ram had left Dhanraj’s home with her three children four days prior to her death, and had gone to live with her relatives in Parika. However, on Tuesday evening, the accused visited the home where Ram was staying and demanded that she return home with him. She reportedly refused, and this angered him to the point where he allegedly physically assaulted her before leaving the premises.
On Wednesday morning, the woman was on her way to report the assault to the police station when the suspect reportedly intercepted and forced her into his vehicle, taking her to his home. Neighbours heard her screams as the man assaulted her in his house, but upon entering the yard, they saw him running towards the Parika backdam.
Ram’s lifeless body was subsequently found in a sitting position on a chair, with a sheet knotted around her neck.
