Fugitive arrested @ ‘Horse Racing’ event & deported to US denied bail in NY Court over 2019 hit-and-run case

Ravindra Dharamjit, a 26-year-old fugitive recently extradited from Guyana—a relative of a prominent Guyanese auto sales dealer— was denied bail on Friday during his arraignment in a Queens, New York court.
Dharamjit faces multiple charges, including manslaughter, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred nearly five years ago.
Dharamjit was apprehended by the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on August 11, 2024, last during the Rising Sun Turf Club’s horse Racing meet in Berbice.
His arrest was the result of a coordinated effort between the GPF’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and U.S. law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Assistant Commissioner Wendell Blanhum, head of the CID, confirmed that Dharamjit was promptly handed over to U.S. authorities and flown back to the United States the same night.
In court, Dharamjit pleaded not guilty to charges of manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and reckless driving. His defence requested protective custody rather than bail, citing concerns for his safety. The prosecution argued against bail, highlighting that Dharamjit fled to Guyana just three weeks after the incident and had been hiding there ever since.
The charges stem from a Christmas Day tragedy in 2019 when Dharamjit allegedly struck and killed 67-year-old Jamaican-American Ainsley Dalrymple, who was crossing Rockaway Boulevard in Queens. Prosecutors say Dharamjit was driving at 74 mph in a 25 mph zone and fled the scene immediately after the collision. Dharamjit then fled to Guyana, where he remained in hiding for nearly five years until his recent arrest.
The victim’s family, who had been awaiting justice for years, expressed relief at the latest development. “We just hope that justice will be served and my dad will finally rest in peace,” said Dalrymple’s daughter, Sherrice Dalrymple.