Kirpalani armed robbery accused plead not guilty

The three men accused of stealing over $17 million belonging to the Shamdas Kirpalani store in an armed robbery appeared in court again yesterday before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry and were allowed to plead, while one man was granted a reduction in bail.

A fourth accused, charged with receiving stolen funds, also appeared and the quartet pleaded not guilty after the Administration of Justice Act was applied.

It is the police’s case that Howard Rambarose, Rajiv Rajesh Singh, and Alastair Naughton robbed Mahesh Chetrani, an