Police on Friday morning shot a suspected serial thief and wanted man, after he allegedly attacked them with a cutlass when they attempted to arrest him.
Vishal Anauge, called Ghan, a 30-year-old unemployed resident of Adventure, Essequibo Coast, who was wanted by the police for a series of ‘Break and Enter and Larceny’, ‘Burglary’, ‘Simple Larceny’, and other offences, was finally captured Friday.
At about 08:10 h, ranks from Regional Division #2, acting on information received, went to the Spring Garden public road, Essequibo Coast, in two separate, unmarked vehicles.
According to the police, on arrival, they saw Anauge with a strap bag on his shoulder and a cutlass in his hand, heading south on the eastern side of the public road.
As the vehicles approached him, he ran east into a yard, then proceeded further east, along the sea dam. As such, the ranks disembarked from their vehicles and gave chase, shouting for him to stop and surrender himself.
The suspect caught on camera inside the Superbet stall
Anauge stopped but, as the police approached him, he reportedly aimed several chops with the cutlass at the ranks. The ranks subsequently fired several rounds in his direction, which hit his thigh, hand, and abdomen. However, he continued to approach the ranks with the cutlass, but then fell to the ground.
Anauge was picked up by the ranks and escorted to the Suddie Public Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor on duty, treated, and admitted as a patient in stable condition.
The cutlass and the strap bag were retrieved by the police, where, on searching the bag, they found $242,750 cash, a G-Shock wristwatch; 3 packs of Dunhill cigarettes, and a quantity of phone cards, valued at $30,000.
The cutlass was lodged at the Aurora Police Station.
A series of offences
Vishal Anauge was wanted in Regional Police Division #2 for a series of Break and Enter and Larceny offences. These included stealing $200,000 in cash from Irving Rambharack at Lot 12 Adventure, Essequibo Coast, on January 19, 2025; a laptop computer valued at $300,000 and an electronic tablet worth $100,000 from Munesh Chowbay between January 28 and 29, 2025, at Lot 29 Adventure Back Street, Essequibo Coast; a gold ring worth $80,000 and $20,000 in cash from Krishna Narine on February 5, 2025, at Lot 11 Adventure Sand Top, Essequibo Coast; and $100,000 in cash from Fareena Calender on February 8, 2025, at Adventure Back Street, Essequibo Coast.
Additionally, he was charged with Break and Enter and Larceny at the dwelling house of Pumashwarie Beepat between February 3 and 4, 2025, at Adventure, Essequibo Coast; stealing $150,000 in cash, one Bluetooth speaker worth $25,000, and a BLU cellphone valued at $5,000 from Mr Indar on February 24, 2025, at Middlesex, Essequibo Coast; Simple Larceny of $200,000 in cash and a gold chain valued at $250,000 from Munesh Dyal and his wife Latchmi Lall on February 8, 2025, at Adventure, Essequibo Coast; and Simple Larceny of a laptop computer worth $130,000 from Doodnauth Singh between February 3 and 4, 2025, at Adventure Sand Top, Essequibo Coast.
He also committed Simple Larceny of a motorcycle valued at $600,000 from Floyd Gilkes on February 12, 2025, at Cullen, Essequibo Coast, and a Burglary at Leroy Jorday’s residence, where $500,000 in cash was stolen between March 18 and 19, 2025, at Lot 19 Adventure, Essequibo Coast.
On the day of his arrest, Anauge allegedly broke into 6 stalls at the Supenaam Market, and stole cash, phonecards, clothing, slippers, and edible goods. The suspect was caught on security camera inside a Superbet stall at the Supenaam Waterfront.
The subsequent additional charges were for Break and Enter and Larceny committed on the shop owned by Devin Warner of $1,134,780, which occurred March 28, 2025, at Supenaam Water Front, Essequibo Coast; Break and Enter and Larceny of two wristwatches, valued at $120,000, committed on Judy Wilson on Friday, March 28, 2025 at Supenaam market on the Essequibo Coast; Break and Enter and Larceny committed on Fareida Khan of an undisclosed amount of items, which occurred Friday March 28, 2025 at Supenaam market, Essequibo Coast; and Break and Enter and Larceny committed on Sharon Bacchus of a quantity of cigarettes and snacks valued at $24,000, on Friday, March 28, 2025.
Fareida Khan subsequently told Guyana Times in an interview that she had recovered some items, while police managed to retrieve a cross-body bag, phone cards, and some cash. However, she pleaded for the return of the remaining items.
Vishal Anauge is presently under police guard at the Suddie Public Hospital.
Just yesterday, Anauge’s mother, Savita Anauge, and brother, Mahindra Girnandan, were charged for attempting to bribe the police with $1.7 million.
Girnandan was in custody pending investigations into several robberies on the Essequibo Coast.
