Motorbike bandits rob medical student in Alberttown

Police are on the hunt for two bandits who robbed a 22-year-old medical student of over $200,000 in cash and his cellular phone on Wednesday night.

Reports are that the robbery occurred around 21.30 hrs while Siva Prakash and a friend were walking along Fifth Street, Alberttown, Georgetown.

The robbery was carried out by two bandits on a motorcycle. Police said one of the suspects was armed with a knife.

According to a police report, enquiries revealed that the suspects rode up behind Prakash and his friend and stopped.

 “Both suspects then dismounted the motorcycle and the armed suspect approached the victim and robbed him of the items mentioned at knife point,” the police said.

The bandits escaped.