Bandit raids Uitvlugt homes, carts off $1M in jewels

The shed that is situated under the window through which the burglar entered the Balgobin household.

A bandit carted off in excess of $1M in jewellery from one of three houses he targeted early yesterday morning in Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara.

Dhanraj Balgobin, called ‘Purt’ and the rest of his household were still counting their losses from the invasion when Stabroek News visited. According to the man’s wife, Indira Mahadeo, the invasion was discovered by her husband when he got up from bed at some minutes after three. The woman explained that, being a fish vendor, Balgobin has to awake early to prepare for work.

According to Balgobin, 46, after he got up he attempted to open his bedroom door but had some difficulty doing so as