Suspects in murder of Triumph shopkeeper released

Dhroowah Ramnauth

The two men who were held by the police last Friday in relation to the murder of Dhroowah Ramnauth, the shopkeeper whose lifeless body was discovered in his Triumph, East Coast Demerara home following a suspected robbery have been released from custody.

Contacted for an update yesterday, Crime Chief Lyndon Alves informed Stabroek News that the duo were released after the maximum three-day detention period expired.

The lifeless body of Ramnauth, popularly known as ‘Uncle Drup,’ 88, of Lot 119 Surat Drive, Triumph was discovered in the kitchen of his two-storey house sometime between 3 pm and 5 pm last Friday by a neighbour.