A man, charged with being in possession of several rounds of ammunition, is claiming that he is being set up by a former in-law.
Magistrate Leron Daly yesterday read a charge to Ishan Alli which stated that on February 4, at Essequibo, he had four .32 rounds of ammunition in his possession without being the holder of a firearm licence.
Alli, a student of Essequibo Technical Institute, denied the allegation levelled against him.
According to his attorney, Jerome Khan, the premises where the ammunition was found housed three homes with a total of 13 persons. The court was also told a former in-law of Alli has been making threats to the family, and falsely reported to the United States Embassy that they are terrorists.
As it relates to the ammunition, Khan mentioned that the bullets belonged to a licenced firearm holder, Kumar Bacchus, who is now deceased. He noted that the dead man’s weapon was taken to the police, however, some ammunition was somehow left behind.
Police prosecutor Kevin London informed the court that the ammunition was found in Alli’s room.
This, however, was disputed by Khan, who informed the court that Alli has no room of his home but frequently shared his room. He added that there was also no lock on the door, which meant that it could be accessed by anyone.
The prosecutor was informed by the investigating rank that indeed when they visited the premises there was no lock on Alli’s bedroom door.
Alli’s bail was eventually set at $400,000 bail with the condition that he reports to the Suddie Police Station every Monday at 9.
The young man will make his next court appearance on February 13 before the Chief Magistrate, who is expected to transfer the matter to the court with jurisdiction.
