Triumph shopkeeper, 88, killed in suspected robbery at home

Dhroowah Ramnauth

An elderly shopkeeper was discovered dead yesterday afternoon in his Triumph, East Coast Demerara house, where he was found with his hands bound and a wound to his head in what is suspected to be a robbery.

Dead is Dhroowah Ramnauth, popularly known as ‘Uncle Drup,’ 88, of Lot 119 Surat Drive, Triumph.

Ramnauth’s lifeless body was discovered in the kitchen of his two-storey house sometime between 3 pm and 5 pm yesterday by a neighbour.