January 20, 2020

Police insist that Sharma was kidnapped

By Newsroom

Police say they are clear about the circumstances of the death of Dr Rudradeva Sharma who was killed in a vehicular crash last Wednesday morning when his colleague Dr Prem Naidoo was also injured.

Acting Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Jayson Forde said the TTPS is investigating a report that “both doctors went to Pleasantville, purchased a quantity of marijuana, then proceeded to Rushworth Street Extension, where they parked the vehicle and began smoking their marijuana.

“Whilst smoking, they were accosted by three men who robbed them and tied them up. One of the men, accompanied by his two accomplices and the bounded doctors, drove the doctor’s vehicle north along the Solomon Hochoy Highway.

“Upon reaching the area of Macaulay, the vehicle lost control and crashed. All parties on board were injured. One of the doctors and one of the robbers subsequently died,”  ACP Forde is quoted as saying in a news release by the TTPS.

Dr Sharma, 38, of La Romaine, died when the vehicle crashed around 1.50 am on Wednesday 15th January. Dr Naidoo, 37, of Palmiste and the three suspects were taken to the San Fernando General Hospital for treatment.

One of the suspects, identified as Akeem Marine, 19, of Lady Hailes Avenue, San Fernando, succumbed to his injuries. He was a known firearm offender.

Photo below shows the alleged kidnappers at the hospital after the crash.

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