US-based Guyanese fatally shot in Belvedere home invasion

Ramesh Puran with his wife, Sandra. He was killed in Thursday’s home invasion, while his wife jumped through a window to escape.

United States-based Guyanese Ramesh Puran, who returned to mark his father’s one- year death anniversary, was fatally shot during a home invasion at Belvedere, Corentyne on Thursday night.

Puran, 49, of Ozone Park, New York, died on his way to the Port Mourant Hospital after the attack, which took place sometime between 9PM and 9:30PM.

Puran was robbed of a quantity of jewellery that he was wearing by the robbers, who also terrorised other members of his family during their five-minute-long ordeal. Police spokesman Ivelaw Whittaker said that Devika Ramotar, a cousin of the