Man held for questioning over fatal bank trip ambush

Police have held one person for questioning over the robbery of East Coast Demerara gas station owner Cecil Gajadhar, which resulted in his employee being killed during a trip to a city bank on Monday.

The man continued to be questioned up to press time yesterday, while police were also looking for three other “persons of interest” to assist them in their probe.

Victor Da Silva, 72, of Lot 10 Covent Garden, East Bank Demerara was killed while his employer, Gajadhar, also 72, of Foulis/Enmore, sustained gunshot injuries when gunmen opened fire on them and snatched a bag containing $8 million they