Three held for Cherry Garden murder
THREE men have been arrested by detectives assigned to the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch yesterday, in relation to the murder of Indian businessman Rakesh Talreja, during a robbery at his Cherry Garden home in St Andrew on Thursday, February 9.
Investigators, acting on information, spotted a Nissan Tiida motor car that fit the description of the car that was allegedly used in the robbery and subsequent murder of Talreja.
The vehicle was intercepted on Deanery Road in Kingston and the driver was arrested. Further investigations led the officers to an address in eastern Kingston, where the other two men were held and placed in custody.
Talreja and a friend were at his home when four men entered his premises and proceeded to rob them, after which the men opened fire on the two. Talreja was pronounced dead at hospital while his friend was treated and released.
