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Robbery victim Kamloutie Singh

FOUR armed bandits terrorised a couple and robbed them of gold jewellery and merchandise from their Lot E 80 Seaview, Anna Catherina, West Coast Demerara grocery, last Tuesday night.

Recalling the ordeal yesterday, Kamloutie Singh, 50, who was wounded in the robbery, said it happened about 21:00 h.

She and her husband, Dhanpaul Singh also known as Kumar, 55, a barrack labourer at Leonora Police Station not far from where they live, had retired for the day but were aroused by squeaking sounds.

She said that before they could move to investigate the origin, they were confronted by the men who had forced open a front door near the verandah.

She said the robbers, brandishing knives, a handgun and a cutlass, immediately took pillow cases from their bed, bound and then severely beat them.

The bandits demanded jewels and money and the Singhs were compelled to deliver from in a wardrobe.

The wife said she handed over three cricket bands, five other bands, five finger rings, five chains, two pair of earrings (all golden), four bottles of cologne, other cosmetics, one wrist watch, documents including her national identification (ID) card, a cellular phone, US$300, Cdn$50 and G$10,000.

She said, not satisfied with what they had already taken, the intruders ordered them to open the shop and took away cartons of cigarettes, corned beef, corned mutton, sardines, biscuits, soft drinks, sausages, soap and other merchandise they stuffed into a haversack and fled.

Police were still hunting for the intruders yesterday.