A GROUP of bandits early Saturday morning went on a rampage in Corentyne, Berbice, killing one man and injuring another before carting off money and valuables from two families.

The first robbery was carried out at the Jaggernauth house at Back Street, Chesney, Corentyne, where 53-year-old Amarnauth Jaggernauth was approached by four masked men armed with a shotgun, a hand gun and cutlasses as he was closing the gate to his premises.

The men discharged a cartridge from the shotgun, hitting Jaggernauth in his abdomen and thighs and then carried him into his home where they also held up his wife, police reported yesterday.

They then took away his licensed revolver and ammunition, $500,000 cash, jewellery and phone cards.

Contacted by this newspaper yesterday afternoon, the injured man’s daughter, Seema Jaggernauth, said that her father was shot seven times and is at present hospitalised.

She said that although he is in a stable condition, Jaggernauth has six bullets lodged in one leg and another in the other leg.

The daughter said that her father is also nursing chops across his body as the cutlass was also used on him.

The criminals then stormed the house next to the Jaggernauths’ residence.

But Maniram Doodnauth, resident of the house, upon hearing the gunshots from Jaggernauth’s home, escaped with his wife and other relatives, police reported.

The abandoned house was ransacked by the armed men who took away $40,000 in cash, two cell phones and jewellery.

Moving along the same street, the bandits approached the residence of 34-year-old Ganesh Ramkellewan, who was standing outside of his premises, and according to reports, ordered him to enter the house, but he refused and was shot.

He was hit in his chest by a cartridge from the shotgun.

Ramkellewan was pronounced dead on arrival at the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was rushed.

Police said their investigations are continuing and so far five spent and one live 12 gauge cartridges have been recovered at the houses.