ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Wayne Mystar is expected to replace Municipal Assistant Commissioner of Police Surrendra Sagramsingh as head of the Trinidad and Tobago Municipal Police Service (TTMPS), even as investigations intensify into the killing of municipal police corporal Anuska Eversley and the theft of firearms and ammunition from the San Fernando Municipal Police Station.
Sent on leave:
Surrendra Sagramsingh
However, as of last night, Mystar had not received any instrument of appointment.
The Express was told discussions had been had at “senior levels” at the T&T Police Service as well as the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, and that Mystar had been tipped to lead the TTMPS.
Cpl Anusha Eversley shot and killed at the San Fernando Municipal Station yesterday.
Sagramsingh was sent on immediate administrative leave this week. He confirmed the development on Tuesday. “Well, yes. I’ve been sent on administrative leave for the course of the investigation,” he told the Express by phone.
He added that the directive was intended to ensure transparency during the ongoing investigation. “Because of the investigation ongoing; and they wouldn’t want you to be around performing duty; and to ensure transparency in case they see a connection,” he had explained.
Sagramsingh said he accepted the decision.
“The fact is I am in my career as a police officer (and) have been bent on service. So, definitely you would have preferred to have served. But if the authorities feel that is the best thing to do at the time, I am compliant.”
He has served as head of the TTMPS for the past six years.
In a letter dated April 21, 2026, acting permanent secretary Peter Mitchell stated the decision to send Sagramsingh on leave was taken to preserve the integrity of the investigation. The letter emphasised the leave was a precautionary administrative measure and did not imply misconduct or liability.
Sagramsingh was directed to refrain from reporting for duty and from exercising any authority in his official capacity until further notice. He has also been instructed to remain available to the ministry and to fully cooperate with investigators.
Eversley, a mother of three, was found dead at the station around 4.40 a.m. on Sunday. An autopsy revealed she was beaten, strangled and stabbed.
Police have detained ten people in connection with the incident.
Senior sources told the Express preliminary investigations point to a group of municipal officers allegedly involved in the sale of firearms and ammunition to the criminal underworld.
The alleged activities are believed to have been ongoing for the past six to eight months, raising serious concerns about oversight within the service.
