A man is in police custody, following the discovery of a body early yesterday morning in a house at Block “CC” Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. Dead is Ravinder Singh, 28, a carpenter of Annandale Embankment, also on the East Coast Demerara, who had reportedly spent the night in the home along with the caretaker now in police custody.
A source close to the dead man said that his body was discovered by the caretaker, lying on the floor. It bore no marks of violence, but when his relatives arrived at the scene, they recalled that when the police turned him over, there was blood coming from his mouth.
Police also removed bottles and a bowl containing a strange substance from the scene, the source said.  Neighbours recalled that earlier in the day, other men had been at the house cooking, drinking alcohol and having fun, as they would normally do at weekends.  The company went home later in the evening, leaving Singh and the caretaker behind.
The caretaker said that when he awoke yesterday morning he saw Singh on the floor and tried to wake him up, but got no response.  Soon after he heard someone calling at the gate.  It was near 7:00 hrs, and  Singh’s workmates  had come to enquire about him.   On being told that he was dead, the men telephoned his mother Bibi Amina Singh who lives at Annandale.
Expressing shock at the news of his death, Singh’s mother recalled that she left home early Sunday morning to attend Church and asked him to prepare lunch in her absence.  He indicated to her that later in the evening he would be going to a wake at Mon Repos.  However, when she returned home around 14:00 hrs she found that Ravinder had cooked a meal of chowmein, but had already left the home.  She never saw him alive again.
Weeping, she lamented what a wonderful son he was, and wished it had not happened.  Asked whether he had been experiencing any problems lately, another relative said he and his girlfriend had broken off lately, but that did not seem to be having a devastating effect upon him.
Besides his mother, Singh leaves to mourn his father, Ramdeo Singh, one brother who resides abroad, and one sister, Sonia.
A post mortem is to be conducted on Wednesday.