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Businessman accused of soliciting former employee to kill
– released on $1.5M bail
The owner of Arawak Hotel and Night Club has been accused of soliciting his former employee to kill a man.
Businessman, Ganesh Rajkumar, 65, of 16 D’Urban and Henry Streets, Georgetown, was not required
CHARGED: Ganesh Rajkumar
to plead to the indictable charge which alleged that on August 25, 2016, at D’Urban and Henry Streets, Georgetown, he solicited Mark Sandy to murder Roger Conners.
Rajkumar who was represented by Senior Counsel Neil Boston, was released on $1.5M bail.
During a bail petition Boston told the court that Sandy was employed by his client as a security guard. Boston disclosed that Sandy concocted the allegation against his client as a way of extorting money from him.
According to the Attorney, Sandy was aware of an agreement between his client and a commercial bank, which would see him receiving a hefty sum of money to invest in his business. Boston disclosed that Rajkumar is a reputable businessman and has no antecedents. The Attorney assured the court that his client will attend every court hearing.
However, Police Prosecutor Deniro Jones objected to bail for the accused citing the gravity of the charge and penalty attached to the offence.
Prosecutor Jones informed the court that the accused is the mastermind behind the plot to kill the man. The prosecutor argued that the accused is a flight risk since he has the means to flee the jurisdiction. He also pointed out that there is a likelihood that Rajkumar may interfere with the prosecution’s witnesses.
In response to these objections, Boston highlighted that his client has been very cooperative with police investigation. He said that his client had been promptly reporting to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Headquarters, Eve Leary, Georgetown, pending investigations into the matter.
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