Georgetown: A Georgetown businessman is under the police radar after being fingered as the mastermind behind the recent fire at Gafoors Houston, East Bank Demerara (E.C.D) Complex Monday last.
Reports reveal that the men were paid GUY$40,000 to set Gafoor’s bond alight. The fire had completely destroyed Bond Six which was rebuilt to the tune of US$2M and was stocked with some US$2M in stocks at the time of the fire.
The bond went up in flames the first day it was reopened after it was destroyed in a blaze on May 9, 2016 that threatened to devour the entire complex.
The suspect, who gave a statement at the Ruimveldt Police Station, allegedly told police that the two men who work for the businessman were paid and he wanted some of the money because he knew of their plan.
The suspect was caught at 2:00 am Sunday morning in the Gafoors Compound by the company’s security.
Under interrogation, the man reportedly informed investigators that the two men managed to set the bond ablaze.
According to a source close to the investigation, the man explained that the two men gained access to the Gafoor’s compound using a boat they boarded at the Meadow Bank Wharf.
The men then traveled and docked under Gafoor’s wharf at the rear of the complex and gained access to the complex at the back of the building by climbing onto a canopy.
Once they reached their target, the men reportedly sprayed gasoline through the southern vent before lighting the building on fire.
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