West Coast Demerara police are yet to find the two men who were the last known passengers picked up by 70-year-old taxi driver, Nazir Khan, whose bloody body was found in his car at Stewartville, early Friday morning.
Khan’s wife Budhia called Sursattie had told Stabroek News that her husband sustained a single stab wound to the region of the heart.
When contacted yesterday the woman was still aggrieved over the way her husband lost his life. She said that investigators have revealed that the wound on Khan’s chest may be a gunshot wound. There was no exit wound on the body.
Budhia added that a post mortem scheduled for tomorrow will determine how he died and he will be laid to rest the following day.
Khan of Lot 172 Parika Railway Line, East Bank Essequibo and an employee of Rockers Taxi Service also located in Parika, was discovered around 6 am.
According to information reaching this newspaper he was last seen around 11 pm, when he left the base with two passengers bound for Stewartville.
Several hours later, he was found in a reclining position in the driver’s seat with what appeared to be a stab wound to the chest area, and parts of his body, including his face were covered with blood.
When he was discovered, $18,000 which he had when he left home and his earnings for the night as well as his identification card were missing.
Police investigations are continuing.
