Guyanese shoots man in Connecticut

Jan 09, 2009 News

– Arrested in Florida trying to get on flight back to Guyana

A man of Guyanese origin, Parasurama Rabindranauth, 26, was held by law enforcement officers in Florida, on Wednesday, in connection with the murder of Michael Sembhudyal, 38, in Waterbury, Connecticut.
At the time of his arrest Rabindranauth was trying to board a plane back to Guyana.
According to reports, the police in Connecticut had been searching for Rabindranauth since Saturday last, when Sembhudyal was shot to death.
Rabindranauth was arrested when he tried to board the 10:40 hours flight from the Miami-Dade International Airport to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana. The arrest was apparently made without incident, as the man did not put up any resistance when he was detained.
Apparently, Rabindranauth’s passport had been marked by US authorities, and they were alerted when he booked the air ticket.
Reports have said that Rabindranauth shared a relationship with Sembhudyal’s cousin for approximately six years before they separated. The parting led to an ongoing dispute over monies which had apparently been spent on real estate. Police reports from Connecticut said that, on the day of the murder, Rabindranauth and Sembhudyal had an argument, which escalated to the point where Rabindranauth fatally shot Sembhudyal once in the chest.
After the shooting, it is alleged that Rabindranauth drove from Waterbury to the borough of Naugatuck in Connecticut, where he got rid of his vehicle, and then travelled to New York with a relative where he boarded a bus to Miami.
Rabindranauth is presently in police custody, and faces a murder charge. He could return to Connecticut as soon as Friday if he does not claim extradition.

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