Slain businessman’s wife was shot while trying to hold on to bag – relatives

Shayraz Raghoo was shot because she held on to the bag that contained money, a licensed gun and important documents during the attack that claimed her husband’s life on Monday afternoon, relatives say.

Businessman Ashok Raghoo was fatally shot in the attack, which occurred when the couple stopped in their vehicle at the traffic light in front of the Botanical Gardens. Two men on a CG motorbike rolled up on the driver’s side of the vehicle and one of the men fired a shot inside.

Ashok, 43, was later pronounced dead on arrival at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), while Shayraz, 49, remains an