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Corentyne resident killed at Hindu Mandir
The body of a security guard was discovered bound and gagged at the Iskcon Hari Krishna Mandir at Block 6 Williamsburg, Corentyne, Berbice.
Dead: Jagdat Ramcharran called ‘Ronald’
The dead man has been identified as Jagdat Ramcharran, 61, called ‘Ronald’ a father of two of Bloomfield, Corentyne, Berbice.
According to information, at around 03:00hrs, a worshipper who would visit the temple in the early morning to worship, arrived at the temple for his usual devotion. Upon arriving he would usually be greeted by the watchman who would open the gate.
But when the man arrived no one came to greet him and the gate was locked. After making several calls and getting no response, he scaled the fence and to his horror he noticed the watchman lying on the ground with his hand and feet bound.
The man immediately left and sprinted to the home of a senior member of the temple.
Tula Persaud Udit told the media that he was at home when the member came to his house and informed him that there was a problem at the Temple. He said the man told him that “de watchman lie down and he hand and foot tie up.”
Udit stated that he told the worshipper to go to the station while he immediately made his way to the temple.
The temple was locked. He then gained entry through a side gate which is usually tied. Upon entering to he noticed the watchman’s bound and motionless body on the porch in the temple. The place was ransacked. He immediately left and made his way to the Rose Hall Police outpost where he joined the other member and reported the matter to the police.
The police arrived and secured the premises. There was some blood on Ramcharran’s body. His face was also swollen.
A bell, a pair of gold-coloured slippers, and a tape recorder were reportedly missing. The prayer centre was in a mess. The thieves entered the premises by cutting and wrenching open a grilled window. They also wrenched the door on the prayer centre.
Udit, who stated that he overlooks the security arrangements at the Mandir,
The damaged grill at the door through which the bandits entered.
said that Ramcharran was working with them for about three years. He last spoke to him about 18:00hrs the previous afternoon when he had a meeting with him and two other guards who work at the Mandir, and they reported that all was well. Udit stated that the Mandir would assist with all funeral arrangements.
Jagdat Ramcharran leaves to mourn his wife, Devika, 58, and two children, aged 25 and 22.
The Mandir was burglarised a year ago.
No one has been arrested.
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