Four persons have confessed to murdering Rishi Bharrat, a Crabwood Creek Hindu priest, on Saturday night after he attempted to disperse a group of men who were drinking and behaving raucously in front of his residence.
Police Commander of Region Six, Jairam Ramlakhan yesterday confirmed to Stabroek News that as of yesterday afternoon 12 persons were in custody. He said, three suspects had confessed, while the last person to be arrested was in the process of providing investigators with a confession statement as well.
Yesterday, Ramlakhan; Deputy Commander, Superintendent Himnauth Sawh; Assistant Superintendent, Jermain Bacon; Officer in charge of Crime, Assistant Superintendent Shree Laljit and other ranks, along with Pandit Nitesh Sahadeo visited Bharrat’s relatives.
In a statement it was said that “Mr. Ramlakhan and his administration expressed their condolences to the family members and assured that all efforts would be made to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice.”
Further, Ramlakhan assured that the police would be patrolling regularly in the area to deal with the crime situation.
A post-mortem examination is expected to be carried out tomorrow on Bharrat also known as `Haribol’, 60, a joiner of Lot 10 Grant 1806 Crabwood Creek, Upper Corentyne.
Around a dozen men were imbibing opposite the deceased’s premises on Saturday night and began to use indecent language and behave in a disorderly manner.
Terry Gobin, a close family friend, had explained, that the group of persons were in front of Bharrat’s residence imbibing and based on information gathered the men began to verbally abuse Bharrat’s young daughters causing him to scold them through his window.
Stabroek News was told that the intoxicated men hurled remarks and threats.
Bharrat then phoned the Springlands Police Station but police failed to show up at the scene. After the men continued their rowdy behaviour, Bharrat ventured outside with a stick in an effort to chase them off. Bharrat and the men began to argue and the matter escalated.
Gobin, who described Bharrat as his brother, said, “he (Bharrat) turn to walk come in back and then one a them knock he in his head hard and he fall down and all start beat he up.”
According to eyewitnesses, the suspects armed themselves with pieces of wood which were on the road and beat the man about his body.
