WBD man accused of stealing over $2M in construction items remanded to prison

26-year-old Devindra Moteeram of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WCD), who was accused of stealing more than $2 million in items from several persons along the East Bank of Demerara (EBD), was remanded to prison.
Moteeram was arrested on Thursday last and charged the following day for the offences. He made a virtual appearance at the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court where he pleaded not guilty to all the charges and was refused bail.

The first charge stated that between March 25 and 26, he broke into a storage bond of Aranco Services Inc and stole several items including 52 sash windows, six awning windows, two buckets of oil paint, and two electric saws totalling $1,181,000. The incident occurred at the Young Professionals Scheme in Prospect, EBD.
Additionally, Police stated that between March 28 and 29 at Prospect, EBD, Moteeram broke into a storage bond of Ghansham Rajpaul, a 27-year-old contractor, and stole a Total generator worth $85,000
Further, Moteeram was accused of breaking into the property of Anil Singh, a 37-year-old manager of Premier Insurance Company, and stealing a generator, a compactor, a grinder, an electric saw, an electric drill, a water pump, and a welding plant worth $610,000
Police stated that the incident occurred at Covent Garden, EBD, between March 28 and 29, 2023.
Lastly, Police stated that Moteeram also broke into a storage bond owned by Kamrul Baksh, the Director of Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), and stole a Yamaha generator, a Hilty Total Drill, a Total Sander, a Total Screw Gun, and other equipment totalling $910,000.
This incident, the Police stated, occurred between April 3 and 4 at New Providence Housing Scheme, EBD.
Meanwhile, the suspect was remanded to prison on all the charges and will make his next court appearance on May 15.