Family sees cover up in West Dem drag-racing fatality

Mahindra Sugrim

About three weeks after a horrific incident destroyed two cars and claimed the life of a West Demerara resident, his mother believes the police are being influenced to discard the case.

On September 17, Mahindra Sugrim, 23, of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara, was on the West Bank Public Road when a speeding white Toyota Tacoma with number plate GRR 4600 collided with a white Toyota 212, lost control and crashed head-on into his car, sending it into a nearby trench.

Sugrim was trapped in the vehicle in the trench for about 30 minutes before public-spirited citizens were able to pull him out. He was subsequently rushed to the West Demerara