–as chairman,administrator visit relatives of Godfrey Jaggroo

CHAIRMAN of the National Community Policing Executive (NCPE), Mr Omesh Satyanand, accompanied by National CPG Administrator Mr. Dennis Pompey, visited Ms Babita Jhaggroo and her family on 21st December to directly express deep regrets at the unfortunate death of her son Godfrey Jhaggroo, 20, who was fatally shot at Bellevue, West Bank Demerara around 19:00 hrs on December 18th, with a licensed firearm owned by the Chairman of the Bellevue Community Policing Group.

The victim had earlier been involved in an argument with his  mother, during which a man, who  resides next door and operates an  off-licence liquor store, intervened and assaulted him with a piece of  wood.
Jhaggroo was reportedly on his way to the Wales Police Station to lodge a complaint when he was confronted by three men, one of whom, a licensed firearm holder, had been at the off-licence liquor store. Jhaggroo was fatally shot to his back with a shotgun, and was later pronounced dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.
Harry ‘Sudesh’ Rajpat, 20, a mechanic, recently appeared before Magistrate Clive Nurse at the Wales Magistrates’ Court to answer a charge of murder involving the death of Godfrey Jhaggroo, and was remanded until February 20th, 2014.
Rajpat had been slapped with the murder charge shortly after the post-mortem  had been performed on the body of Godfrey Jhaggroo, who also had resided in the same community and in close proximity to Rajpat’s home.
Jhaggroo had reportedly died from injuries received when a shotgun had been blasted at him from close range, the post mortem  revealed.
The NCPE has declared itself as standing completely against any form of unprofessional conduct which besmirches the good image of community policing in Guyana; and the NCPE has also said it would sincerely support all efforts to ensure a satisfactory outcome from this tragic incident.
The NCPE expresses sincere condolences to all aggrieved persons at this time of their grief and sorrow. (Michel Outridge)