– getaway motorbike recovered in backlands

A CORENTYNE businessman was robbed of two deposit bags containing $10M on Wednesday morning, as he was about to exit his minivan in the vicinity of Republic Bank in Rose Hall Town, Berbice.Ramlingum Mangalee, 43, of Lot B30, Albion Front, left his home shortly after 07:00hrs to make his regular deposit at the bank, about two miles away.

On his arrival there, he parked the vehicle on the southern shoulder of the road and was about to exit the vehicle when a pillion rider on a motorcycle, that had no licence plates, whipped out a handgun and fired a shot before snatching a bag containing $3M.

Another bag containing an additional $7M, belonging to the businessman’s younger brother, Subrannie, was on the rear seat of the vehicle and that too was grabbed by the bandit who was whisked away on the waiting motorcycle.

However, Mangalee chased after the bandits undaunted by the gunshots they fired in his direction.
The three-mile chase took him into Chandisingh Street, then west into Cemetery Road and into the Police Outpost Dam before heading into the backlands, where the men abandoned the motorcycle.

Mangalee was unable to pursue the men in his motor car, PPP 1632, as the road there was impassible. He then drove to the Rose Hall Police Outpost, where he made a report, and ranks returned with him to the backlands, where the motorbike, minus registration number plates and lights, was recovered and taken into custody.
The unmasked bandits were not located up to press time, but police are continuing their investigations.

(By Jeune Bailey Vankeric)