POLICE yesterday confirmed that another male suspect was picked up on Sunday for questioning in relation to the murder of Diamond taxi driver Rajendra Puran, who was killed on May 3. That suspect was still in custody as at yesterday, assisting with investigations.
Another suspect who was arrested and placed in custody was released last week, after the 72-hour detention period had expired without the police having enough evidence to prosecute.
This is the second suspect to be arrested and questioned in relation to the brutal murder of the taxi driver, whose battered and mutilated body was discovered in a small drain at Red Road, Logwood, Enmore, East Coast Demerara by a resident early on the morning of May 3.
Police have said they will not let up in their probe, and are hoping for a breakthrough in the case, as they follow several leads.

DRIVER’S DEMISE
Rajendra Puran, called ‘Rajesh’, of Lot 1296 Section ‘C’, Block ‘Y’, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, had left his home for work at about 21:00hrs on the evening of May 2. He was apparently hired sometime that evening, and was later murdered and his body dumped in a small drain at Lot 71 Logwood, Enmore, East Coast Demerara. His body was found at about 06:15hrs on May 3 by 68-year-old Joseph Badal, known as ‘Uncle Joe’, who lives at that address, when he went to retrieve the daily newspapers at the entrance to his yard.
A post-mortem revealed that Puran died of manual strangulation and blunt trauma to the head.
Puran’s grieving widow, Vesta Puran, said she had retired to bed, but at about 02:00hrs on Thursday, May 2, when she awoke and realised he had not returned home as usual, she tried to contact him on his cellular phone, but got no answer; and after several attempts, she knew something was amiss.
The woman said she telephoned his relatives and friends, hoping they knew of his whereabouts, but no one seemed to know where he was, until a friend informed that a man’s body was lying at Enmore. She and others had hurried to the scene, where their worst fears had been confirmed.
Up to press time, the man’s white Toyota Raum, HB 9875, was still missing, and police believe he may have been the victim of a May 2/3 robbery/hijacking.