The three men accused of stealing $17M from Shamdas Kirpalani during a hold-up late last year were yesterday freed of the charge after the police failed to produce the case file.
A fourth accused, Joan Persaud, charged with receiving stolen funds, also had the charge against her dismissed.
Howard Rambarose, Rajiv Rajesh Singh, and Alastair Naughton were first brought before the courts on December 27th, 2013, charged with stealing $17.25M from the business during a robbery on December 20th. Persaud, the aunt of Rajesh Singh, was alleged to have received the sum of $370,000, knowing the money to be unlawfully obtained. They all denied the charge when it