THE Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company on Friday revealed that it has fully cooperated with the Guyana Police Force in its efforts to solve the murder of female taxi driver, Indira Bipat.

Bipat, who died as a result of strangulation, compounded by blunt trauma to the head on May 19, 2019, was said to be seen leaving her home after receiving a phone call. On Friday June 28, the Guyana Times published an article captioned “Police yet to locate missing car of murdered female taxi driver, GTT to provide information about the dead woman’s call log.”

However, in a release, Officer- in-Charge at GTT, Travis Piggott, explained that the company has been in full support of the GPF’s investigation in this matter. “I am quite appalled at the information coming out of the ‘D’ Division, West Bank Demerara-East Bank Essequibo. We received the request from the GPF on May 24 and we related the necessary information to them on the same day,” Piggott said. “The force did not request additional information and I am quite distraught that it has brought GTT into such spotlight, stating that they are still awaiting information from the company.”

Piggot further expressed frustrations at the Guyana Times, since the entity did not reach out GTT to confirm the information stated by Commander of the Division, Edmond Cooper.

“At this point we at GTT are demanding an apology from the Guyana Times Newspaper for publishing an article without the facts. As a media house, good journalistic ethics should be practiced among its media practitioners and in this case it was not. This has been the second encounter with the news entity and I hope the GPA is observing.” The GTT Officer-in-Charge said the telephone company is committed and will continue to provide full support to the Guyana Police Force in future investigations.

The Guyana Chronicle had reported that the 47-year-old Bipat was found dead at Lust-en-Rust, near ‘Diary’, not far from La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara. The Toyota Axio motorcar with which she plied her trade and had purchased just six months prior to the incident was reportedly missing. Her son, Derrick Samaroo, had told this newspaper that his mother left home saying she was going out for about an hour or so, but never returned. He told the Guyana Chronicle that while he could not say what may have led to her demise, he had the presence of mind to report her missing at the Vreed-en-Hoop and La Grange Police Stations after she did not return home after work.