Miner gunned down at Port Kaituma

A miner was on Tuesday evening found dead with several bullet wounds about his body at Oronoque Village, Port Kaituma, North West District. The identity of the man was given as “Khemraj”, age 48.
While information surrounding the incident remains sketchy, F Division (Interior locations) Police Commander Rabindranauth Budhram confirmed that the Police have launched an investigation into the murder.
The body, the Guyana Times understands, was discovered by persons in the area. No arrests have been made thus far. It was only last week that Brazilian miner, Antonio Da Silva was shot and killed after several armed men stormed his mining camp.
Recently, a number of murders have been reported in the interior locations of Guyana.