Chopped hit-and-run contractor settles with assailant, victim

Carlos Kumar, the contractor who was severely chopped by a vigilante in the presence of a police officer last month after allegedly hitting a cyclist and fleeing the scene, has reached settlements with both the person he hit and his assailant.

Kumar, 22, of Brother Dam, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, received multiple chops, which were mainly about his upper body. The incident, according to Kumar, was never reported to the police.

Kumar told Stabroek News yesterday that a settlement was reached between him and the