CITY businessman Deonarine ‘Ram’ Sanasie, 58, was seriously injured by gunshots on Friday at about 18:15 hrs while he was having drinks with several persons outside a spare parts shop named ‘Hose and Bolts’ which is opposite his business place, Ram’s Auto Spares at Fourth and Light Streets in Alberttown, Georgetown.Ram was shot in one of his legs and his abdomen by two men who rode up on a CG motor cycle, a man who was inside the shop said. He disclosed that one of the men opened fire at the businessman, and he recalled hearing three gunshots. The men fled the scene without robbing Ram or anyone else, raising questions about the motive for the shooting.

Ram was rushed to the Balwant Singh Hospital for treatment, and is said to be in a stable and alert condition. At least two family members were downstairs when this newspaper visited but they declined to speak about the incident.

“Move from in front of me before I blow,” a sobbing and distressed young lady told reporters.

Police at the crime scene spoke with several persons and combed the area. An official said police recovered two warheads from scene of the incident.

The businessman has reportedly given police investigators vital information that could link his wife of several years to his attempted execution.
The Guyana Chronicle was reliably informed that shortly after the businessman had been shot on Friday evening, the police were able to arrest a motor cyclist, whom they continue to question in relation to the matter; while the businessman’s wife, Pansy Sanasie to whom he has been married for several years and who has mothered his children, has been held for questioning at the Alberttown Police Station since yesterday morning. The woman operates a private school located on the outskirts of the city.

Information reaching the Guyana Chronicle suggests that the couple lives together in Atlantic Gardens, but they have been having marital problems. The woman allegedly paid another person to carry out a hit on her husband, although the motive is still unclear.

Nevertheless, the businessman is reportedly cooperating fully with police investigators in furnishing them with information as requested.
Written By Leroy Smith & Alex Wayne