Bandits nabbed after attack on fruit vendor
A police vehicle arrives on the scene where the botched robbery took place
A police vehicle arrives on the scene where the botched robbery took place

TWO of three suspected bandits were on Tuesday afternoon apprehended by police following the execution of a daring robbery at a popular fruit and vegetable stand on North Road, Boarda.

A seemingly composed Chaterpaul Bharrat details the series of events which led to the apprehension of the two suspected bandits

According to the proprietor Chaterpaul Bharrat, at about 17:30hrs, he received a call that his business, ‘Bharrat’s fresh vegetables’ was being robbed. He was at the Harbour Bridge at the time.

He said that once he arrived at the fruit stand, which is located on North Road, he learnt that two men approached the stand and told a female worker to take off her valuables. One of the men reportedly had a gun in his possession. Bharrat said that they then approached his wife, Daveeka Seenarine and attempted to “bust off” her apron which had money, but a Brazilian customer who was there questioned “why would y’all want to do that?”

He revealed that the two men then turned their attention to the customer and relieved him (the customer) of two gold rings and $100,000 in cash. Hurriedly, they then left on foot, heading east of North Street, where another suspected accomplice was waiting with motorcycle CG 8631.

The proprietor said though, that the customer, who is a license firearm holder chased the men, but stumble and fell, which allowed for two of them to escape.
“He [the customer] get up and run one who run around to Regent Street and back and was eventually caught” Bharrat said, adding that by this time, he had arrived at the business.

A few seconds later, he said Police were able to apprehend a second suspect on Robb Street and the two were taken to Alberttown Police Station.

“The Police did a very good job because in no time they catch the second person. And they weren’t patrolling, somebody call them. So they reacted fast” a seemingly composed Bharrat said.
He said that when the two men were taken to the Police Station, the apron his wife was wearing was recovered but not the articles stolen from the customers.
He believes that these may have been handed to the third suspect who escaped. He was unable to say how much money was in his wife’s apron.

“They does target this area steady cause for last month alone we get rob three times. It was not a lot of money but the amount of times was a lot” he said, adding that he has always been supportive of the police and their work and he is thankful for their intervention on Tuesday.

Up to press time, the witnesses were giving statements at the Police Station, while the two suspects had been handcuffed and escorted to a cell. They are expected to appear before the court shortly.

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