THE late Suresh Nandkishore, 25, also called ‘Ravo’, of Handsome Tree, Mahaica Creek was on Sunday cremated at the Good Hope Cremation Site on the East Coast of Demerara, following a moving farewell service held at his parents’ home and done according to Hindu rites.His father, Bhopaul Nandkishore, also called Jai, wounded along with his son Parmanand (Davo) in a land dispute that claimed Ravo’s life, remains in critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
Hundreds of teary-eyed mourners turned out to view the body and pay their last respects to the young chartered accountant, who had been an inspiration to others in the community in which he lived, and who was remembered in tributes as a kind, dutiful, loving and caring son and brother in the home.
Suresh’s grandfather, Puna Nandkishore, came in from Canada, and other aunts and uncles came in from overseas to lend physical and moral support to his mother, Mrs. Sabo Nandkishore, her only surviving son, Davo, and her sister-in-law Seeta.
Because of his condition, Bhopaul Nandkishore, father of the deceased, was unable to attend the funeral; he is probably still not aware that his son Ravo had been killed in the attack. Yesterday, he was occasionally opening his eyes and turning his head, but still did not recognise anyone around him, and could not verbally communicate with anyone.
Tragedy struck the Nandkishore family last Tuesday when an age-old dispute with a next door neighbour escalated into a bloodbath which claimed the life of the 25-year-old Ravo and left his father Jai and brother, Davo seriously wounded. Ironically, this dispute over land ownership had been resolved in the courts before Tuesday, when Jai Nandkishore and his only two children had gone to the backdam to fence the land in question.
While there, they were pounced upon by the neighbour and his sons, who allegedly beat and chopped the Nandkishore trio. That attack left 25-year-old Ravo dead, and his father Jai and brother Davo brutally wounded.
Jai was allegedly severely beaten with one of the fence posts. He has suffered life-threatening injuries to the brain, among other injuries. Davo was also beaten on the head and about the body with a post. He has taken more than 60 stitches to his head and hands.
After they had allegedly beaten the Nandkishores, the neighbour, Tony, and his two sons allegedly made a report at the Mahaicony Police Station that they had been attacked and beaten by the Nandkishores. They were, however, unable to show any marks of violence on their persons, and the police soon after received the news of the murder and wounding, thus they were taken into custody.
Police investigations into this incident are continuing.
