IN wake of the story which appeared in the Monday, January, 23, 2012 edition of the Kaieteur News, headlined “Police reaches Barbados without Sheema Mangar’s samples – claims he forgot them” the Guyana Police Force (GPF) yesterday responded accusing the daily of once again publishing inaccurate information.
A statement from the police Public Relations Office said the continuing publication of misleading information concerning police matters by Kaieteur News can only be construed as aimed at sullying the image of the force.
In this instance the article accuses the “Police Top Brass” of lying to the public, the media, and to Sheema Mangar’s family on the issue of the samples being taken to Barbados for analysis, when in fact the police officials had been truthful and correct.
The authorized persons from whom official comments can be sought in police-related matters are the Commissioner of Police, the Public Relations and Press Officer, the Assistant Commissioner ‘Law Enforcement’ and the Traffic Officer.
Enquiries disclosed that the officer had not submitted the hair to the Barbados Police Forensic Laboratory as it had been left behind. The procedures with a view to disciplinary action are being taken against the officer concerned. 
The hair was subsequently submitted to the Barbados’ Police Forensic Laboratory for analysis during August 2011, and the Guyana Police Force is awaiting the results.
The GPF said that during investigations into the incident that resulted in the death of Sheema Mangar in September, 2010, the police processed two cars that were suspected to have been involved in the matter.
Items found on the vehicles were submitted to the Police Forensic Laboratory for analysis by Crime Scene Investigators.
During October 2010, the Officer in-charge of the Forensic Laboratory was instructed to take the samples to the Barbados Police Forensic Laboratory for analysis.  He did go to Barbados with the exhibits recovered from the crime scene during October, 2010, and officials of the Barbados Police Forensic Laboratory had indicated to him that they would have completed the analysis by January 2011.
The results of the analysis were received by the Guyana Police Force in July 2011. However, the report did not contain information concerning the analysis of a hair sample that was found on one of the vehicles suspected to have been involved in the crime. Sheema Mangar was run over and killed by a car after one of its occupants snatched a cell phone from her.