A brazen attempt to rob Mahaica businessman Raajdeo Tahjpaul of $4 million in cash was thwarted yesterday when the gunman who attacked him ended up being chased by bystanders and then ran into the arms of lawmen in the area.
The suspect, who was ditched by his awaiting accomplice after their plan fell apart, was wanted by police in connection with two other armed robberies on the East Coast of Demerara, the police said yesterday.
Tahjpaul, 56, of Unity, told Stabroek News that he was at the Mon Repos Market, at approximately 8am dropping off “greens,” when he was