Bandits raid house targeted during Sophia unrest

A member of the Guyana Defence Force stands guard in front of the residence of Pastor Narine Khublall which was acting as a PPP/C command centre on Election Day in `C’ Field, Sophia.

Bandits broke and entered the house that was scorched and looted in Sophia on election night and carted off an estimated $2M in valuables in the wee hours of yesterday morning.

Narine Khublall, 49, proprietor of the house, which is located in ‘C’ Field, Sophia, said that his nephew and a longtime friend were both bound and beaten by the robbers, said to number about six, who demanded money and gold.

Khublall told Stabroek News that he was alerted to the attack around 1AM, when he received a