AN intelligence-led operation conducted by ranks of the Guyana Police Force has resulted in the arrest of Avinash Naidoo, a 32-year-old resident of Lot 56 Line Path C, Corentyne, Berbice, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the lives of a young mother and her baby earlier this year.
The operation, spearheaded by a senior officer attached to the Springlands Police Station district, was carried out on July 15, 2025, between 18:00hrs and 18:30hrs at Line Path, Corentyne, Berbice.

Naidoo was taken into custody and escorted to the Springlands Police Station, where he remains pending further investigations.
The incident, which occurred on March 2, 2025, around 18:30hrs on the Line Path Public Road, involved a white Toyota Fielder wagon that fled the scene after colliding with an electric motorcycle.

The motorcycle was driven by 17-year-old Tushan Surnjnarine, with 19-year-old pillion rider Kavita Bedsan and her nine-month-old baby, Eli Surnjnarine, both of Grant 1804 Crabwood Creek, Corentyne, on board.

According to police reports, the electric motorcycle was proceeding north along the western side of the road when the motor car struck the rear of the cycle, causing the rider and pillion passengers to fall onto the roadway.

Public-spirited citizens rushed the victims to the Skeldon Public Hospital, where they received emergency treatment before being transferred to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital for further care.

The teenage driver regained consciousness and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) early the next morning. Bedsan and her baby were subsequently transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where their condition was initially listed as serious. Tragically, both later succumbed to their injuries.

Ranks, including Sgt. Leitch and Constable Alder, visited the scene shortly after the accident and canvassed the area for CCTV footage but found none. The electric motorcycle was lodged at the Springlands Police Station for examination.
Investigations are ongoing as the Guyana Police Force continues its efforts to bring justice to the grieving family and hold those responsible to account.