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‘Drunken’ cop charged with intent to commit a felony
– released on $75,000 bail
Detective Constable Paramanand Sookdeo, who was reportedly in an intoxicated state when he was caught in the home of a Soesdyke, East Coast Demerara family, was yesterday charged with intent to commit a felony and released
Constable Paramanand Sookdeo after he was caught and tied up in the house.
on bail.
The 24-year-old police rank, who is stationed at the Timehri Police Station, pleaded not guilty to the charge which alleged that on January 8, at Soesdyke, East Bank Demerara, he entered the dwelling house of Nandkishore Persaud, with intent to commit a felony.
According to reports, Constable Sookdeo was caught in the home around 03:00hrs, after a resident heard strange noises in his unoccupied upper flat. The resident said that he alerted his son-in law, and after checking outside the property, the two ventured to the area from which the sounds had come. He stated that the intruder said he was a policeman and that he had a gun.
It is alleged that the cop scrambled one of the men, but they eventually tied him up.
Ranks from the Timehri Station were contacted and identified the intruder as one of their colleagues.
Sookdeo was released on $75,000 bail after a successful application by his attorney Bernard Da Silva. The lawyer told the court that the circumstance under which his client was arrested was a misunderstanding. According to Da Silva, his client was in a drunken state at the time. He said that on the night of the incident, Sookdeo was consuming alcohol at a house with some friends.
The attorney said that his client left the home and went to the public road and was unable to recognize the house he was at. Da Silva explained that his client is not familiar with the area since he was only moved to the Timehri Police Station two months ago.
The lawyer disclosed that the drunken cop ventured into the wrong home after attempts made by him to call his friends for directions were to no avail. Da Silva further stated that the occupants of the home thought his client was a thief and dealt him a sound thrashing.
“But it wasn’t until he (Sookdeo) identified himself as a police officer they stopped beating him”, the lawyer pointed out. Da Silva revealed that his client will be filing assault charges against Persaud and the other persons who beat him during the ordeal.
Nevertheless, Police Prosecutor Neville Jeffers made no objections to bail for the defendant. Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan instructed the cop to return to court next week Thursday. The Chief Magistrate also ordered Sookdeo, a resident of Tain Village, Port Mourant Berbice, to report to the Whim Police Station every Friday.
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Caption: Constable Paramanand Sookdeo after he was caught and tied up in the house
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