POLICE have arrested three men following a foiled robbery attempt on a family at their Haslington, East Coast of Demerara home yesterday morning.Police reported that, at about 05:15 hrs Dularie Rajkumar, 63, of South Haslington, was in her house when a trio, one of them armed with a handgun, entered through an open door.

The robbers held up the woman and began assaulting her while demanding cash and jewellery. Her son, Deonauth Rajkumar, who is a licensed firearm holder, was alerted and ventured downstairs to his mother’s assistance.
The gunman discharged a round at Deonauth, who returned fire hitting the robber on his right hand.
The three intruders then ran away to another building some distance away, where they were, subsequently, nabbed by the police, who are continuing their investigations.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a man was also detained after a search of his person yielded an unlicensed gun and ammunition, on Tuesday, in the interior.
It happened about 16:00 hrs, on January 7, when police ranks on a roving patrol searched him at Blackwater, Cuyuni River and found an unlicensed .32 Taurus pistol with six matching rounds.
He remains in custody assisting with the police investigations.
Written By Michel Outridge