La Grange’s murder mastermind recaptured
– active on social media while on the run
Minutes after a second transfer to GPF, Jankie Tapsie.
Kaieteur News – It took nearly three months for police to successfully recapture the alleged principal in the murder of La Grange businesswoman Bibi Ramjit, but Jankie Tapsie, was recaptured Wednesday in Suriname by the Surinamese lawmakers. She was subsequently transferred, for the second time, to Guyana Police (GPF) who took her into custody, as investigations continued.
Even as the hunt went on to recapture them, Kaieteur News had received reports that Tapsie had been seen in action on Facebook. A few days after her escape, Kaieteur News was told she had been tagged in a photo on November 26 celebrating her birthday. He was also seen active a few times after and had recently changed a profile picture in January this year. The source also stated that Tapsie uses two profiles. The profiles were named Samantha Khan and Samantha DeSouza.
Ramjit, was found dead at her home located along Old Road, La Grange, West Bank Demerara (WBD). An autopsy conducted on her body revealed that she had been strangled to death. Tapsie was previously nabbed in Suriname on November 18 last year, along with an alleged assistant, Rishiram Singh (currently on remand) popularly known as ‘Shane,’ D’Andrade Street, Newtown, Kitty.
Alleged mastermind: Jankie Tapsie
Both were transferred by Suriname authorities to GPF ranks at Springlands Police Station in Berbice. However, while in police custody at the station that same day Tapsie managed to escape a toilet and had been on the run ever since.
Ramjit’s family members had raised questions about how she could slip out of police hands so easily. In this regard, they had noted that Springlands Police Station not only included police officers, but also Special Constables and community police ranks. There are also three police ranks guarding the gate.
GPF’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) had also conducted an investigation into their escape, but those findings have not yet been revealed.
Prior to this information, this media house had also been told that Tapsie had once seen him in Corriverton and had returned to Suriname to hide from authorities.
Cops believes she was the one who had planned and organized Ramjit’s murder. Detectives managed to get video footage, which showed a car pulling up in front of Ramjit’s house during the time they suspect she was killed.
They also believe the motive was robbery. As the investigation had progressed, they had succeeded nab youth, 16, who admitted involvement in the heinous crime. He was subsequently charged and remanded to prison. Shortly thereafter, they were given intelligence information that the other suspects were hiding out in nearby Suriname.