Third Lusignan Prison escapee recaptured

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Third Lusignan Prison escapee recaptured

Ganesh Dhanraj, one of the two murder accused who escaped from the Lusignan Prison last month, was recaptured yesterday.

The Guyana Prison Service (GPS) said in a statement yesterday that Dhanraj, 32, was held by police around 2.10 pm at the Parika Bus Park, where he was seen in a car.

The GPS said police, acting on information received, went to the park and questioned Dhanraj, and then escorted him to the Parika Police Station, where he was further questioned and positively identified as the escapee.

Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper

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