A
JEWELLERY establishment on Albert Street, Alberttown,
Georgetown was Friday night robbed of $1M in jewellery.
But
the owners who reside at Annandale, East Coast Demerara,
only discovered the robbery yesterday morning when they
went to open the place for business.
The
establishment known as Vishnu's
Jewellery, is owned by Dharampaul Budhu,
38, and his wife Shetal Ramcharitar.
They
told the Chronicle that on Friday last they closed up at
about 18:30 hrs and headed home.
However,
on returning yesterday morning they found both the and
wooden doors open and on closer examination they saw the
padlocks that secured the doors had been cut.
On
entering the premises they discovered a chest containing a
quantity of jewellery and all the other jewellery that
were in the showcases gone.
A
report was made to the nearby Alberttown Police Station
and a policeman came shortly after, took fingerprints and
carried out investigations.
A
suspect was held and was in Police custody up to late
yesterday.
Budhu's
mother, Mrs. Olive Budhu told the Chronicle that the
suspect went to their home at Annandale on Friday at about
11:00 hrs asking for her son, and she told him that he has
to check at the Albert Street jewellery establishment.
Budhu's
wife related that the suspect went at about 18:00 hrs,
enquiring if the pair of earrings he had ordered was
completed, because he had to send it overseas yesterday
morning.
However,
it was explained that the earrings were not completed and
an arrangement was made for him to come yesterday morning
to uplift the jewellery.
But
when they went to open for business yesterday morning,
they discovered that the store had been cleaned out of all
the jewellery, Ramcharitar said.
Monday, Aug 12, 2002
