…under Hijacking and Piracy Act
A MAN and his three sons, from Canefield, Leguan, Essequibo Islands, have been charged with robbery under arms under the Hijacking and Piracy Act, and unlawful possession of two outboard engines, which were stolen from fishermen in an attack in the Atlantic Ocean, in the vicinity of Pomeroon River mouth. Police said on March 03, 2012, acting on information received, police ranks conducted a search on the home of Dawanand Jagdai, 49, of Canefield, Leguan, Essequibo, where they found two 15hp outboard motor engines.
Jagdai could not produce a receipt for one of the engines and the receipt for the other appeared to be forged.
Consequently, resulting from further investigations, Jagdai and his three sons, Parmanand Jagdai, 25, Suresh Jagdai, 24, and Narendra Jagdai, 17, were charged with unlawful possession of the engines. They appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Anna Regina Magistrate Court on March 06, when they were remanded to prison until March 29, 2012.
On March 09, one of the fishermen who was a victim of the recent pirate attack at the mouth of the Pomeroon River, positively identified one of the engines at Jagdai’s home to be his property that was stolen during the incident.
Consequently, Dawanand Jagdai and his sons have been further charged with robbery under arms under the Hijacking and Piracy Act. They appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Suddie Magistrate Court yesterday Friday March 16, 2012, where they were remanded to prison until April 30, 2012.