THE Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) has extended special thanks to the Guyana Police Force, members of the public and its staff for the recent arrest and prosecution of two men charged with alleged theft of its property.
Ricky Singh and Sanjay Seecharran were recently charged with the alleged theft of the company’s cable that affected voice and data services to more than 20,000 customers in several communities.

In a statement, GTT said the arrest and conviction of one of the accused is significant, since it follows shortly on the appeal by both the Government and GTT for the public to report attempts or acts of vandalism and sabotage.
The police were thorough in their investigation, GTT said.
According to the company, the motive of the copper convicts, in this instance, was that of financial gain, since they stole the copper cable which has lucrative value in the scrap metal market.

“The saboteurs of the company’s fibre-optic cable, whose intention is to deliberately affect us from Doing More for our customers and Guyana, are still out there. Let’s continue to work together to find them,” GTT said.
“Thieves and saboteurs must not affect your telecommunication services.  The company has every confidence that the excellent collaborative work between the Guyana Police Force and good Guyana, will lead to the eventual arrest of vandals and saboteurs. Say something if you see something. Call our confidential hotline 0908 or 226-2764,” the company added.
On Friday, Singh, a 22-year-old fisherman, was charged for allegedly stealing $1.3M worth in fiber-optic cable from GTT.  Singh of Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) appeared before City Magistrate, Annett Singh, and denied the simple larceny charge.

Particulars of the charge alleged that between July 22 and 24, 2017, at Soesdyke, Linden Highway, Singh stole a quantity of fiber-optic cable belonging to the GTT valued $1, 394,444.
The unrepresented man was released on $350,000 and is expected to return to court on August 25. Recently, Seecharran, 24, who is also a fisherman of Grove Public Road, EBD was also charged for sealing fiber-optic cable from the telephone giant. Seecharran appeared before City Magistrate, Sunil Scarce, and confessed to the charge and was sentenced to three years imprisonment.