FORTY-eight-year-old Gopaul Tiwari, a businessman of Craig, East Bank Demerara, appeared Thursday before City Magistrate Judy Latchman to answer charges of fraudulent conversion, false pretense, conspiracy to commit a felony, and shooting at police officers to prevent his capture.The first charge alleged that on May 28, 2015, at Georgetown, being solely entrusted by Ghardarie Sewnarine with the sum of $10.4M to pay the Deeds Registry, he fraudulently converted the sum to his own use and benefit.

The second charge alleged that on the same day, at Georgetown with intent to defraud, he uttered to Sewnarine a false transport.

The third charge alleged that Tiwari conspired with persons known and unknown to forge a transport purporting to show same was issued by the Guyana Deeds Registry.

Tiwari pleaded not guilty to the three charges and was granted $100,000 bail on each.

The accused also denied the two charges of shooting at the officers to prevent his legal apprehension. He was placed on $500,000 bail for each charge.

According to reports, police ranks acting on information received, stopped motor car PVV 2401, which was being driven by Tiwari.
However, it is alleged that when the cops approached Tiwari’s car the man discharged several rounds at the police officers, hitting two of them, while reversing down a one-way street. A few hours later the man was found in a yard hiding after he had ditched the car nearby.
The matter was adjourned until May 31.