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Retrial underway for accused in truck driver’s murder
A second trial is underway for Mahendra Bishundial who is accused of the murder of Edun Poultry Farm employee, Aga Khan, who was shot and killed by bandits. In May, a hung jury was the end result after Bishundial went on trial before Justice James Bovell-Drakes at the High Court in Georgetown.
MURDERED: Aga Khan
Consequently, the judge ordered a new trial for Bishundial.
The matter came up again last week, this time, before Justice Sandil Kissoon. Bishundial who is being represented by Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes has denied the charge which alleged that on November 6, 2012 at Busby Dam, Craig, East Bank Demerara, he murdered Khan during the course of a robbery.
A police release stated that Khan was attacked by four men, one of whom was armed with a handgun and others with knives. Khan was driving motor lorry GJJ 2806 owned by Edun Poultry Farms, east along Busby Dam, when the men walked into the path of the vehicle causing the driver to stop.
.One of the men then approached Khan and demanded cash. He was shot to his neck in the process. Investigations were carried out and Bishundial was arrested and charged. Leading the State’s case are Prosecutor Lisa Cave and Orinthia Schmidt.
Testifying yesterday was Saeed Edun, who told the court that Khan, a truck driver, was one of his employees. According to Edun, a poultry farmer, on that tragic day, Khan collected the keys to Canter truck GJJ 2806, while another employee uplifted the bill books and a cellular phone.
MURDER ACCUSED: Mahendra Bishundial
Edun said that around 17:00hrs that said day, he received a phone call from his wife which caused him to leave their home at Busby Dam, Craig, East Bank Demerara. The witness said that the Canter truck was parked along the Dam and he saw Aga Khan and another employee lying inside in a crouching position.
The poultry farmer recalled that he transported the injured men to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, after which, he left for the Grove Police Station to inquired about what had transpired. He disclosed that a total of $48,000 was missing from the Canter truck.
One Mervin Marcus who was also employed with Edun Poultry Farm at the time of the killing, and a taxi driver also testified when the trial continued yesterday.
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