The swift action of a businessman thwarted a robbery attempt at a West Ruimveldt shop last Thursday, resulting in a would-be bandit being shot in a crossfire.
The businessman, Ravi Totaram, told Stabroek News that the attack occurred around 11 am, when three men, whom he later learnt were armed, visited the shop at 82 Front Road, West Ruimveldt that he operates with his wife. The men visited under the pretence of purchasing a bottle of cooking gas.
Totaram said that two of the men stood outside the shop, while
