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Top GPL official attacked by cutlass-wielding men outside main office
A deafening silence has greeted enquiries about the vicious assault on a senior Guyana Power and Light official outside the power company’s Head Office on Main Street on Tuesday night.
This newspaper was reliably informed that the company’s Finance Director, Aeshwar Deonarine, was attacked and beaten by two cutlass-wielding men as he was about to enter his car which was parked about 50 metres from the GPL Main Street entrance.
The official sustained injuries to his hand which was in a sling yesterday.
Aeshwar Deonarine
While no motive for the assault has been clearly established, one report is that it was an attempted robbery. Another theory suggests that the attack may be linked to the recent award of a multi-million dollar contract for the provision of the pre-paid meters for the power company.
Kaieteur News understands that Deonarine left the compound just around 20:00 hours and made his way to his Toyota Mark 2 which was parked about 50 yards from the GPL gate.
As he approached the vehicle two men appeared and started to beat him about his body with cutlasses.
The official reportedly shouted for help, hoping that the security guards in the GPL compound would respond.
But the guards reportedly claimed that they did not hear the alarm. It was only the approaching presidential convoy, which had just left State House that forced the attackers to flee.
Nothing was reportedly stolen from Deonarine.
However, the official did not return to the GPL guard hut to report the incident nor has he reported it to the police.
This newspaper contacted the power company and no one could confirm or deny the attack.
Staff members who spoke to this newspaper said that they were only hearing whispers about the incident although, they had seen the official wearing a sling across his shoulder.
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