AN argument over a Rastafarian being served food before a ‘bald head’ turned sour on Tuesday night resulting in a policeman being doused with a pot of dhal.

The policeman, Dellon Scotland is nursing burns to his neck, chest and hands after he was attacked by a customer while purchasing food at Mahdia in Region Eight (Potaro/Siparuni).
Reports are that sometime after 21:00hrs on Tuesday, the officer visited a food stand where a man sells vegetarian food on the roadside. Persons in the area reported that a Rastafarian man was also purchasing food at the same time from the vendor.

According to an eyewitness, while the vendor was serving food to the police officer, the Rastafarian remarked “a baldhead getting served before a Rasta.” The remark irked the rank and an argument ensued. Reports are that during the argument, another man at the scene picked up the hot pot of dhal and emptied the food on the officer. Another customer who was standing nearby sustained minor burns. Mahdia residents told the Guyana Chronicle that the officer did not receive life-threatening injuries as many discussed the outcome on Wednesday evening in the hill-top community.