Regent Street, Georgetown – The police today are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at late last night Monday at Regent and Bourda Streets, Georgetown, during which huckster Sanjay Persaud of No. 60 Village, Corentyne, was attacked and robbed by three men, two of whom were armed with handguns.
The police reported that Sanjay Persaud and a group of friends were standing at Regent and Bourda Streets when they were approached by the suspects. During this, one of them drew a firearm and discharged two rounds into the air, while another also pulled out a firearm and shot Persaud in his abdomen. The third perpetrator snatched Sanjay Persaud’s gold chain from his neck, after which they escaped.
Sanjay Persaud has been admitted a patient at the Georgetown Hospital.
