The Police say a Subordinate Officer and a Constable were arrested following a report of the alleged murder of a Brazilian national. The Brazilian miner was killed in the Puruni District yesterday.
According to the Police, initial enquiries revealed that the Subordinate Officer and the Constable who are both stationed at the Kurupung Police Station abandoned the said Station sometime on Friday morning. The ranks reportedly left on an ATV for patrol duties, armed with a .30mm Carbine Rifle and subsequently joined a boat and proceeded to a Landing along the Puruni River.
The Police release added that upon arrival at the Landing, sometime around midday on Saturday, the Subordinate Officer claimed that he remained in the boat while the Constable armed with the rifle, exited and proceeded to a shop and shortly after two loud explosions were heard which caused him (the Subordinate Officer)to proceed to make enquiries.
The Subordinate Officer also stated that the Constable told him that a male fired a gunshot at him and he returned fire.
The body of a male Brazilian national was seen lying on the ground a short distance away; he was picked up, placed in a boat and taken to the main Landing.
It was at this very time that another Subordinate Officer and a Detective Constable from the Bartica Police Station who were on duty in the said area investigating a report of alleged threats, arrived at the scene and took possession of the firearm which was in the Constable’s possession and alerted the Divisional Commander.
A Gazetted Officer and a team of Detectives were dispatched to the location yesterday evening to investigate the incident.
Arrangements have been made for another Subordinate Officer and three Constables to be dispatched to the Kurupung Police Station and this process will be completed by this evening.