Armed bandits who
hijacked a car from a doctor at Vryheids Lust on Friday later had to
abandon it at East Ville Housing Scheme, South Annandale after its tyres
went flat.
Police were summoned to the new housing scheme south of the railway
embankment shortly before 9 am yesterday after a resident noticed a
vehicle bearing the missing car's number plates.
Stabroek News understands that the vehicle PHH 996 may have been taken to
that location sometime during the night by the bandits who had stolen it
from Dr. Krishna K Sankar
on Friday morning. A man was seriously wounded in the attack.
It appears the car had been abandoned after it developed a flat tyre and
it may have been that the men were targeting the community when they
encountered difficulties with the car.
The grey Toyota Carina also appeared to have been in a crash with clearly
visible dents particularly on the right side doors and front fender where
the park lights were missing. The windshield had also been damaged.
Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Assistant Superintendent, David
Ramnarine when contacted yesterday, apart from confirming the vehicle's
discovery, said it was apparent that the bandits had crashed it into a
fence.
According to Ramnarine, the engine had been left running, suggesting the
bandits left in a hurry, but the tape deck and the air conditioning unit
had been removed.
When Stabroek News visited the Vigilance Police Station yesterday officers
from the forensics unit had already dusted the car in an attempt to lift
fingerprints.
The car was covered in mud and both front wheels were flat.Briefly
recounting events from Friday's stick-up, Dr Sankar told Stabroek News
yesterday that two men with guns barged into his office at his Lot 26
Vryheids Lust, Public Road clinic demanding his keys, firearm and cash.
Once they had obtained the items the men proceeded to leave but there was
a confrontation with a person entering the clinic during which David Singh
of Lusignan was shot in the abdomen.
He was later rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he underwent
emergency surgery. He has since been listed in stable condition in the
hospital's intensive care unit.