Georgetown: The Guyana Police Force came in for loud praise in Berbice in the aftermath of the killing of three bandits.
“Outstanding performance by the police officers, the dead part is music to my ears. People need to live in peace, a taste of their own medicine. Send them straight to the grave,” is how one commentator described the success of the police force.
Along with residents of Black Bush Polder who were severely affected, Guyanese from all parts of the country, as well as those overseas, have related their relief in the police putting a stop to the criminals.
“Good job GPF!” says a former Security Supervisor at City Mall in Georgetown via Facebook.
“It’s time! Good job!” was the comment by one overseas-based Guyanese. Meanwhile, yet another, based in New York, said via Facebook, “Take them all down!” on DPI’s Facebook Page as she referred to the demise of the criminals.
In Georgetown, one person urged citizens to recognise that the perpetrators of crime do not pay attention to ethnic nor political considerations. “Stop the political warfare people. This has NOTHING to do with politics. Criminals come in all ethnicity, religion, colour or creed,” he said.
On Sunday, during an exchange of gunfire between the police and the suspects at Johanna Black Bush Polder, the criminals; Kelvin Shivgobin called ‘Kelly’, Ramnarine Jagmohan and Sewchand Sewdat were shot. They were later pronounced dead on arrival at the Port Mourant Hospital.
Police say the three were responsible for the recent spate of robberies in Berbice.
Kelvin Shivgobin called ‘Kelly’ was also wanted for the double murder of the Harricharran and Premcharran Samaroo, which occurred at Bush Lot village, East Berbice-Corentyne on December 31, 2018.
The Samaroo brothers were killed in the course of a robbery.
Following the shooting on Sunday, police recovered; a pistol, two revolvers, a rifle, three magazines, 253 rounds of live ammunition and seven spent shells in the proximity of the men. In addition to three haversacks containing gold-coloured and silver chains, approximately $609,000 and two foreign currency notes, five cellular phones, a solar charger, torch lights, crowbar, knife and cutlass, flash drive, tights with eye holes, toques and mask, duct tape and gloves and 200 grams of cannabis.
Shops, street corners, liming spots by the bridges and even the fences that separate yards are all locations where people gathered to share their joy for the police operation on Sunday that eliminated three notorious criminals who had been on a rampage tormenting citizens of Berbice.
Meanwhile, relatives of the victim related that the men were an embarrassment.
“Since he come out from jail for Patrick murder he only visit he mother one time and we never see he back but always hear he name a call in wickedness we don’t know what he up to. The whole situation is an embarrassment.”
The third slain bandit Ramnarine ‘Tiger’ Jagmohan was freed on March 16th for the murder of the owner of Cool Runnings transportation services, Devendra Deodat called ‘Dave’.
While on remand, Jagmohan was brutally beaten in a fight that claimed the life of his brother Neshan Jagmohan. Many were of the view that since he had a second lease on life, he would have turned a new leaf, instead he continued from where he left off. One resident of Belvedere said: “he prefer the fast money life.”
His mother Pamela Jagmohan who went to identify the body at the Ramoo’s Funeral Parlour on Monday said she thought she was going to be alone after she initially heard that both her sons were killed in the incident but nevertheless she is grieving for the loss of her son and is saddened that he had to lose his life in such a manner.
The Ministry of Public Security has been continuously working to boost the capacity of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) to ensure that they are on par with the necessary skills for the job. The safety and security of the populace remain paramount to the administration and its security forces.
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