A 64-year-old Pundit ws chopped and killed at his Sangre Grande home on Sunday afternoon.
Pundit Ramesh Maharaj, of Cunaripo, Sou Sou Lands, Guaico, Sangre Grande, had just returned home with his wife around 5.30 pm, and entered the living room, when two men armed with cutlasses entered via the back door and announced a hold up.
They began to chop the spiritual leader about his body and proceeded to rob his wife, who was unharmed, of cash and jewelry.
The men then ran out the house and escaped in nearby bushes.
The police were informed and officers from Sangre Grande CID and Task Force responded. However, Maharaj was already dead when officers entered the house.
Investigations are underway,