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The residence of the Hardowars where the armed robbery took place on Thursday night
The residence of the Hardowars where the armed robbery took place on Thursday night

Non Pareil family beaten, robbed

 

A FAMILY of five — including three overseas-based Guyanese — was relieved of a substantial amount of cash and jewellery when a group of armed bandits attacked them at their home on Thursday night.The incident occurred shortly after 18:00hrs at Non Pareil Public Road, East Coast Demerara, when businessman Heeralall Hardowar and his son, who is visiting from the United States of America (USA) with his wife and child, returned home from their place of business in the Stabroek Market, Georgetown.

Hardowar, who sells plastic bags for a living, had parked the minibus in the heavily grilled yard when he was held up by three gunmen and taken into the house. The man’s son was in the kitchen when the bandits entered.

This newspaper understands that the businessman’s wife was beaten in the head and slapped while his son, grandson and daughter-in-law were ordered to lie face down on the floor. They took Hardowar to the upper flat of the house after demanding money and other valuables.

A bag containing the day’s sales was handed over, but the bandits wanted more and beat the businessman in his head and face with their handguns. Once in the upper flat of the two-storey house, the gunmen broke into the man’s locked wardrobe and took all his jewellery. Not satisfied, the men demanded more money and an additional $500,000 in cash was handed over, after which the group left in a waiting vehicle.

The family was also relieved of their passports and other important documents. It was reported that the Hardowars were traced from the city, but residents had observed the car in the vicinity of the house before the armed robbery.

Even though the police conducted several raids along the East Coast Demerara corridor, no one was arrested.

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