Doubles vendor held for businessman’s murder

The suspect, from Claxton Bay, recently moved in with an aunt in Cunupia. He was the driver of the getaway car which crashed a short distance from the crime scene. Two assailants who were in the car escaped. The man has since given a statement to police and retained legal counsel.

Police reports state that about 11am on Friday, a gunman who wore a bandanna over his face, rushed into Ernie’s Auto Electrical Ltd at Camden Road, Couva and shot Ramlogan twice in the upper body, in front of customers, while he was doing electrical work on a car engine.

The killer ran into a car which sped off. Ramlogan died within minutes of arriving at the Couva District Health Facility. The quick response of Central Division police resulted in a chase which ended when the getaway car crashed on the roadside.

Police detained the driver but two other suspects ran into the bush and escaped.

Relatives said in January, Ramlogan relocated the business he operated for 15 years from Isaac Junction (opposite KFC) to Camden Road.

He was described as a hardworking and honest man by relatives and friends.

Mere hours after the killing, Couva South MP Rudy Indarsingh said he knew Ramlogan for several years and was deeply hurt that he lost his life at the hands of criminals. The Opposition MP also called on National Security Minister Edmund Dillon to resign in light of the killing.

President of the Couva/Point Lisas Chamber of Industry and Commerce Liaquat Ali, who was also a victim of crime recently, called for Dillon’s resignation saying criminals are taking over the country and are no longer scared.

Homicide Bureau (Region III) is continuing investigations into the killing.