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    Minibus driver charged in fatal Enmore hit-and-run; granted $250,000 bail

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    A MINIBUS driver has been charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of 43-year-old Charran Suresh of Newtown, Enmore, East Coast Demerara.

    Ganesh Racktoo was on Wednesday brought before the Cove and John Magistrates’ Court to answer the allegation that he drove a motor vehicle in a dangerous manner on October 25, 2025, along the Enmore Station Road, thereby causing Suresh’s death.

    The charge was laid under Section 35(1) of the Motor Vehicle and Road Traffic Act, Chapter 51:02.

    Racktoo, who appeared before Her Worship Orinthia Schmidt, pleaded not guilty.

    He was granted bail in the sum of $250,000.

    The matter has been adjourned to January 28, 2026.

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