The Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice estate worker, Aangraj Kumar Indrapal, who was found floating in the pump station where he was working aback the Rose Hall Estate on Friday morning, died from manual strangulation a post- mortem examination revealed yesterday.
Commander of Region Six, Boodnarine Persaud yesterday confirmed the results of the post mortem and noted that one person was arrested.
Indrapal, also known as ‘Charles,’ 59, of Lot 940 New Area Canefield Settlement, East Canje, Berbice, a watchman and grill service man was stationed at the Number 3 Pump Station located at the rear of the estate with the suspect, a pump operator, who had initially claimed that Indrapal exited the pump station around 3 am on Friday to relieve himself.
Initially, it was suspected that Indrapal had somehow fallen overboard and possibly drowned. However, following the post-mortem examination yesterday, investigators rearrested the pump operator, 32, who shortly after confessed to killing the man.
According to a senior police source, the suspect claimed that the two were in the pump station “working together” when they had a misunderstanding during which he strangled the man.
As of yesterday afternoon, the suspect remained in police custody for further questioning.
On Friday the deceased’s daughter, Roshnie Indrapal, 28, had said that the man left for work at 16:00 hrs on Thursday. According to her, Indrapal was not supposed to work but filled in for someone after he was asked to do so.
On Friday morning they were informed by another worker at the estate that the man was missing. After arriving at the location, they learnt that estate workers had launched a search and a couple hours after, the man’s body was discovered floating in the vicinity of the pump station.
The young woman yesterday afternoon told Stabroek News that her father and the pump operator had no prior issue to her knowledge.
