DHANRAJ Ragobeer, a 29-year-old electrician, was on Friday April 5, 2019, brought before Principal Magistrate Leron Daly for stealing money from the owner of ‘The Other Bar’.

Particulars of the charge read that the accused, between May 2018 and July 2018, while being employed as clerk of ‘The Other Bar’ stole $1, 570,314 from Kumar Chidaman, the owner of the business. Ragobeer is popular in the court for getting himself involved in matters of similar nature. He was previously charged with 14 counts of fraudulent conversion. The defendant, who is a resident of Lot 26 Gordon Street, Kitty, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

According to reports, the defendant and Chidaman are known to each other. He was employed by the bar owner to collect monies that were won from the Guyana Lottery Company for persons who played. This was his responsibility during the period of May 2018 to July 2018 until the machine stopped working. Upon checking the machine, he noticed that the paid machines were not working because the sum of $1, 570,314 was owed to the company. Ragobeer was confronted and told of the offence. He was consequently arrested.

Prosecutor Sanj Singh objected to bail being granted to the defendant. He noted that Ragobeer has committed crimes of a similar nature and did not turn up for trials in the past. As a result the magistrate remanded him to prison until his next hearing on April 12, 2019.