Accused cleared of Edun Farms driver’s murder

Aga Khan

After spending six years behind bars and facing two trials for the alleged murder of Edun Farms truck driver Aga Khan, Mahendra Bishundial yesterday afternoon walked out of the High Court in Georgetown a free man.

Bishundial was freed after Justice Sandil Kissoon upheld a no-case submission made by his attorney.

Relatives of the visibly-relieved Bishundial were moved, seemingly to tears of joy, after Justice Kissoon informed him that he had been discharged and was free to leave. Once his shackles and handcuffs were removed, the smiling man quickly exited the prisoner’s dock and ran into the arms of his anxiously awaiting relatives.

But the mood was a sombre one for Khan’s wife, who sobbed quietly, alone in a corner.