TWO armed bandits on Saturday morning robbed a contractor and two of his employees of cash and other valuables amounting to over $400,000, after the trio left a commercial bank on the East Bank of Demerara (EBD).

According to reports, 43-year-old Ravindranauth Bhim and two of his employees left the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI), Diamond, EBD branch after changing a $300,000 cheque and were heading to Bel Air Village, Georgetown, to pay other employees.

The employees with him at the time were Basil Puran of Better Hope, East Coast Demerara (ECD) and Mark Henson of Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD).
At about 11:30hrs, Bhim stopped his car in front of a shop and it was there the two suspects made their attack. Reports are that the two bandits rode up alongside the vehicle and one of them fired a shot at the driver’s window which was immediately shattered.

Bhim was reportedly pulled from the vehicle before being forced to lie on the ground where he was searched. The $300,000 which had been on his person was taken by the suspect, whose accomplice forced the other two employees to exit the car.
The two employees were relieved of one haversack valued at $7000, an iPhone valued at $110,000, another phone valued at $5000 and $3,000 in cash.

Up to late last evening, Crime Chief, Assistant Commissioner Paul Williams was not available for a comment. However, police sources have confirmed that investigations into the matter are ongoing.