Police say that a Leguan man and three of his sons have been charged with piracy after they were found in possession of an engine stolen during a recent pirate attack near the mouth of the Pomeroon River.
Police today said that on March 03, 2012, acting on information received, police ranks conducted a search on the home of Dawanand Jagdai, 49 years of Canefield, Leguan, Essequibo, where they found two 15hp. Outboard motor engines. He could not produce a receipt for one of the engines and the receipt for the other appeared to be forged.
Consequently, resulting from further investigations, police said that Jagdai and his three sons Parmanand Jagdai, 25 years; Suresh Jagdai, 24 years; and Narendra Jagdai, 17 years; were charged with unlawful possession of the engines. They appeared before Magistrate Leron Daly at the Anna Regina Magistrate Court on March 06, 2012, where they were remanded to prison until March 29, 2012.
On March 09, 2012, one of the fishermen who was a victim of the recent pirate attacks at the mouth of the Pomeroon River positively identified one of the engines to be his property that was stolen during the incident.
Consequently, police said that Jagdai and his sons have been further charged with robbery under arms under the Hijacking and Piracy Act. They appeared before Magistrate Daly at the Suddie Magistrate Court yesterday where they were remanded to prison until April 30, 2012.
