A Chinese businesswoman operating a restaurant at Reliance, Essequibo Coast, was robbed by armed bandits on Diwali night.
The businesswoman, Paosi Ru, was robbed at about 8:30 pm on Thursday at her business place, Kwang Yung Restaurant, on Reliance Public Road of an undisclosed sum by three masked men one of whom was armed with a gun.
Investigations revealed that Ru was inside the restaurant while her husband, 48-year-old Ge Wen Zhou, was sitting outside under a shed, having a meal. The attackers entered from the west, with two confronting Ru inside and the third restraining her husband.
After demanding cash, the robbers took money from a drawer and before fleeing on foot, one of the men shot Ge Wen Zhou in the left hip.
He was rushed to Suddie Public Hospital where he is now in stable condition.
Police investigations are ongoing.
