The robbery took place about 02:30 h a few hours after the victims saw three suspicious men walking past their house at 23:30 h Monday and tried in vain to contact Reliance Police, also in Canje.

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One of the callers said the telephone rang out but remained unanswered after several attempts at calling cops at Albion, Corentyne and Central Police Station in New Amsterdam.

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The three thieves broke into the two-flat building and terrorised occupants in the lower flat before venturing into the upper storey which housed 22 persons, among them Parbatie Singh and her four children, her parents, Gopie and Eunice Singh, who all returned to their homeland on May 10 to renovate the house.

Parbatie Singh said she was lashed about the body with a gun butt as her assailants demanded money, forcing her to hand over the cash and jewels, including those that were being worn by her children.

The three masked attackers concentrated on the three visiting adults while five accomplices kept watch in the yard and the bottom flat.

Upstairs was ransacked as the marauders searched for more valuables and Inez Baijnauth, who lives in the building, too, said the visitors’ suitcases were also carted off.

The Singhs voiced their disappointment at the response of the Police who arrived after the ordeal that continued through dawn.

Ranks from Reliance station eventually visited the scene.

In a release last night, Police Headquarters said the Police Force “wishes to express its concern over this incident in the light of the reported poor response by Police ranks.”

“As a consequence, the Assistant Commissioner in charge of the Office of Professional Responsibility(OPR) has been tasked to investigate and report in relation to Police action taken prior to and after the robbery”, the release said. (JEUNE BAILEY VAN-KERIC)

Wednesday, May 17, 2006