Shooting spree in city as businessman abducted
-- woman wounded

ABDUCTED: Bramhanand Nandalall
A WOMAN was shot in the shoulder as a shooting spree erupted in Georgetown early yesterday morning when armed men abducted a city businessman, Police said.

The show windows of several business places and a section of the glass front of Citizens Bank were shattered by bullets as the gunmen chased Bramhanand Nandalall before cornering him at Citizens Bank on Camp Street.

Police said the four men pushed the businessman, owner of Keishar's store, into a vehicle and drove away with him.

The drama began at about 07:10 hrs as Nandalall was about to open Keishar's store on Regent Street, Police said.

Eyewitnesses told the Chronicle that he was attacked by the men as he proceeded to open the door of the store.

KEISHAR'S store on Regent Street just after the kidnapping of its owner.
According to a Police press release, the four armed men had about five minutes earlier, emerged from a burgundy coloured motorcar, licence plate HA 1155, "pounced on the businessman and discharged several rounds at him".

The release said Nandalall fled west along Regent Street then south into Camp Street towards Citizens Bank.
When the four opened fire, a section of the glass show window of Keishar's store was shattered by bullets.
Witnesses said that as the gunmen pursued Nandalall, he whipped out a gun he was carrying and returned fire while running towards Camp Street

Friday, October, 25 2002