Four held after robbing medical students

Two international medical students were robbed at gunpoint on Friday night and swift action by an off-duty policeman and residents led to the capture of four suspects and the recovery of the loot.

Police said in a press release yesterday that around 19:30 hrs Kalai Rajan and Ragharendra Balakrishnan both 24 years old, were on their way home along First Street, Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, when they were attacked and held at gunpoint by four men, one of whom was armed with a firearm.

The police press release said the two are