FIFTY-five-year-old Chandrabhan Persaud of Whim Village, Corentyne, a security guard attached to RK’s Security Service, was discovered dead behind his work site, the Lucky Dollar Branch store at Rose Hall Town, Corenytne, Berbice, at 3 a.m. yesterday morning.The Guyana Chronicle understands that Persaud’s hands and feet had been bound, and his mouth gagged; while the building had been burglarised of several articles of undetermined value.

Yesterday’s discovery sent shockwaves throughout Region Six, and several persons crowded the crime scene, with many expressing profound shock at the dastardly act and sympathy for Persaud’s family.

Gopaul Kissoon, the security supervisor in charge at the Lucky Dollar branch, related that during the wee hours of Saturday morning he received a call from his manager, who had been alerted to the crime by occupants of the top flat of the building. He said the occupants related to his manager that ‘irregular sounds’ had been heard emanating from the bottom flat of the building, and the alarm was going off.

Kissoon said that while he was trying to contact the security rank on the site, he received a second call from his manager, informing she had heard that “Persaud died.” At that point the police were contacted.

“When I arrived at the scene, police had just arrived, and we rushed to the back of the building, where we found (Persaud) tied up. His hands and feet were tied with a piece of canvas rope and some old cloth, while a piece of black cloth had been tied around his mouth,” Kissoon recounted. Persaud is suspected to have succumbed as a result of suffocation.

BROKEN CONCRETE VENTS
Asked how the burglars got into the store, Kissoon said: “The bandits moved a table from the rear of the building (situated at the western side). The table was used as an elevator for the men to climb up and break the concrete vents.” It was observed that the men had also used a stool for additional support.

The men had ripped out a piece of mesh to access the concrete vents, which they smashed to gain entry into the building, landing on an indoor step which leads to the upper storey of the building. They also broke a door to enter the showroom of the store, from where they carted off an undisclosed amount of cash and a quantity of electrical appliances.

This publication’s efforts to contact the manager of the burgled entity proved futile up to the time of going to press.

The police have commenced active investigations into the matter.
Written By Michael Khan.