(Kaieteur News) – Yogendra Sukhdeo, a man who cultivated a self-styled mafia persona on social media under the name “El Chapo Escobar,” pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the brutal murder of 21-year-old businessman Amit Singh of Delph Street, Campbellville — a killing driven by greed and executed through deception.

Sukhdeo entered his guilty plea before Justice Sandil Kissoon at the Georgetown High Court. Sentencing has been scheduled for July 9, 2026.

Singh, who was Sukhdeo’s friend, was lured to his death on October 24, 2023, through a fabricated offer to purchase a large quantity of gold. The young businessman assembled $7.9 million in cash to complete the deal.