Guyana Society for the Blind’s Ganesh Singh robbed outside office

Prominent member of the Guyana Society for the Blind, Ganesh Singh, was robbed outside the organisation’s headquarters at St Philip’s Green, Georgetown.
Reports are that the incident occurred about 11:45h just as Singh exited a taxi.
Singh, in a statement, said that as he was stepping out of the taxi in the compound of the Guyana Society for the Blind some 10 feet from the door, he was attacked by a young bicycle bandit.

He noted that the security situation in the St Phillip’s Green, where the Guyana Society for the Blind is located, is getting worse.
“Sadly, this is not the first incident of a blind person getting robbed in the area and I know it will not be the last unless the relevant authorities do something drastic and concrete to improve the security situation in the area,” Singh said, adding that blind persons needed to visit the organisation for training and services, and should be protected.
He added that he did not visit the Brickdam Police Station to make a report, but a friend who is a former Police Inspector called Brickdam Station and requested a patrol visit the location.
“An officer did visit a while after, enduring some difficulty finding the location although a signboard is in front of the driveway. Honestly, the crime situation in the country is out of control,” Singh added.