Seven months after a fire ravaged Saver’s Choice Bargain Centre at Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara bandits invaded the store on Sunday evening, holding manager Jaiprakash Basdeo and staff at gunpoint and escaping with millions.
Basdeo, who said Saver’s Choice Bargain Centre, was his brother’s store which he was managing as his brother was overseas, was attacked by two armed robbers, who stole over $3 million in cash, electronics and jewellery. Police responded promptly and the man who is suspected to have been the driver of the getaway car was arrested.
Basdeo, 35, told Stabroek News that the attack occurred around 7:30, while he and three workers were closing the store. The still
