“Paper Shorts” murder: Opposition Leader’s personal mechanic wanted by Police surrenders

Hours after Police issued a wanted bulletin for Satrohan Rajkumar, the personal mechanic of United States-sanctioned and indicted Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, for questioning the murder of Ricardo “Paper Shorts” Fagundes, he turned up at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters.
Rajkumar, also called “Depoo”, was accompanied by his lawyer, Damian Da Silva. This was confirmed by a source close to the investigations.
On Tuesday, Mark Richmond and Udoh Kanu, both former security guards of Mohamed, along with Amarnauth Ramsook, a car dealer, who were in custody and questioned about the murder of Fagundes, were released on $1 million bail each.
Richmond and Kanu were arrested last Thursday, but the Guyana Police Force had applied for an extension to further detain the men for another 72 hours after the detention period had expired.
That application was granted on Saturday and ended on Tuesday. With respect to Ramsook, detectives stated that he had reportedly sold the car used in the execution of the former miner.
He was released after his 72-hour detention period ended. Richmond was also represented by Attorney-at-Law Damien Da Silva.

The latest development marks another significant step in the high-profile probe into the killing of Fagundes, who was gunned down outside a popular night spot on Main Street, Georgetown, on March 21, 2021.
Reports indicate that the man was partying with a group of friends when his phone rang, and he exited the nightspot to take the call. However, shortly thereafter, several gunshots were heard.
The now-deceased man’s friends rushed out to enquire but found Fagundes lying motionlessly in a pool of blood near his motor car. The case remained unsolved for more than five years.
Nevertheless, in an effort to solve the murder, the Guyanese Government engaged the Regional Security System (RSS) for assistance.
The RSS, during its investigation, did not find any evidence of corrupt practices or an attempt to cover up the probe into the 2021 murder of Fagundes.
It stated that the bribery allegations made by Sergeant Dion Bascom in several social media posts against Detective Supt Caesar and Inspector Stephens, the RSS found no evidence of such.