The Guyana Police Force (GPF) last night said it is investigating the murder of Amit Singh which occurred at about 2.15 pm yesterday at Middle Road, La Penitence by four persons.
The suspect in custody, Yogeendra Sukhdeo, earlier this morning took police to his home at Lot 1896 20th Avenue Diamond Housing Scheme where a search was carried out in his room and the sum of $7,791,000 in $5,000 bills were found and subsequently lodged.
Singh is connected to a well-known fruit and vegetable business in Campbellville.
The police say that preliminary information revealed that the victim was lured by the four suspects to a house at Middle Road La Penitence. They claimed that they were in possession of gold for sale.
Whilst at the house, the police say that the four persons brutally murdered Singh and wrapped his body in a sheet. The suspects then took the cash that the victim had taken to purchase the gold and locked the building with the body inside.
Based on intelligence received, ranks from the Criminal Investigation Department arrested one of the perpetrators, Sukhdeo. He has since confessed to the crime and is assisting the police as the investigation continues.
