Hare Krishna devotee dies

Feb 07, 2016 News

Three suspects arrested
On Friday, even as devotees gathered yet again at the Georgetown Public Hospital chanting Hare Krishna, their shot brother who was unconscious in the Intensive Care Unit, passed away.

Dead: Caitanya Kishundyal

Hospital sources confirmed that he died just before19:30hrs on Friday.
Meanwhile Berbice police officials reported that three men have since been detained and a gun believed to be the one used to shoot Caitanya Kishundyal, 21, to his abdomen on Wednesday night, was also found.
Earlier on Friday while pausing briefly from his chants, Nanda Gopaul Kishundyal, told this publication that he was hoping beyond all hope for his brother, who was very much critical in the Intensive Care Unit, to survive.
On Wednesday night the Hare Krishna Movement Devotee described as a peaceful person with no known enemies, was attacked and shot by a lone gunman as he closed his gate at lot 28 First Street, Swamp Section Rose Hall, Corentyne.
His brother is adamant that the gunman was one of four men who were at his brother’s home based on video footage recovered after the incident.
Reports are that Kishundyal who lived with his parents had just returned home about 22:30hrs when tragedy struck.
On Thursday, Nanda Gopaul Kishundyal told this publication that Chaitanya had just dropped home some other devotees who were all part of a religious function when he met the devastating fate.
“When he reach home there were three suspicious looking men close to his gate but it was while he was closing the gate a man who was in the yard attack he and they had a scuffle then a shot was fired and he was hit in his abdomen.”
The injured man’s brother, Nanda Gopaul Kishundyal, said based on what was seen on video footage recovered from his brother’s house his brother prevented what could have been a home invasion by fighting the gunman.
“It’s like the gunman and the other three who were waiting to stick my brother up to get in the house but after he put up a fight and the shot was fired the other three ran away and the gunman followed shortly after,” the brother detailed.
While the video was not clear enough for images of faces to be collected the older brother is adamant that, “He went to a religious function and when he come back the four guys were waiting on him and after the one open the car door and shot him in the abdomen the three run away. Everything happened in less than a minute.”
He said that based on what he saw the men were wearing masks but noted that the men did not manage to take any of his brother’s belongings.
Describing his brother amidst tears he said he could not imagine that such would have happened to him because “He is a peaceful person with no enemies.”
The man was first rushed to the Port Mourant Hospital then transferred to New Amsterdam before being transferred to the GPHC.
Police report that the shooting occurred at about 22:00hrs.
Nanda Gopaul Kishundyal said that six years ago the house was attacked and robbed of $200,000 cash while the family was out. (Mondale Smith)