A crowd gathers near the crime scene at Setu Sangam below the new bridge near the Old Bus Stand in Bicholim.
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Three migrants were found murdered in separate incidents at Bicholim, Fatorda and Banastarim.
The accused arrested in two of the three cases were allegedly involved in the murder of their spouses after suspecting them of extra-marital relationships.
BICHOLIM
A woman and her brother-in-law have been arrested on charges of murdering her husband and they were nabbed as they were trying to board a train at the Tivin railway station.
The body of Ramesh Siddagoli (39), a native of Belagavi, was found at Setu Sangam, below the new bridge near the Old Bus Stand at Bicholim in a semi-nude condition with multiple stab injuries at about 9 am on Wednesday.
The Bicholim police registered a case of murder under Section 302 IPC and a police team led by Bicholim PI Rahul Naik and Valpoi PI Dinesh Gadekar began investigations under the guidance of Bicholim SDPO Sagar Ekoskar.
Within eight hours, police managed to arrest two persons, Sangita Ramesh Siddagoli (29) of Maharashtra and Ramu Shankar Gawali (50), a native of Maharashtra but residing at Kailasnagar-Assonora, as they were trying to board a train at the Tivim Railway Station after committing the crime.
Police said Sangita is the wife of the deceased but was in a relationship with the other accused, Ramu Gawali, who is the husband of her sister.
On Tuesday night, Ramesh had entered into an argument with Ramu and Sangita over their relationship. The accused are then alleged to have attacked Ramesh with a sharp weapon on his back, leading to his death. Both accused persons have been arrested and are presently in police custody.
The police team involved in the investigations included ASI Mukund Pal, Head Constables Vijay Mandrekar and Hassan Patel, Police Constables Shailesh Govekar, Anil Dessai, Gaurav Vaingakar, Pritam Parab, Vishal Parab, Laxman Matonkar, Abhishek Naik, Harshad Gaonkar and LPCs Prachita Gawas and Ashwini Gawas.
FATORDA
Residents of Madel-Fatorda near the KTC bus stand woke up on Wednesday morning to hear the news of a migrant labourer done to death in their neighbourhood.
The incident is believed to have taken place late last night when the two labourers were sleeping outside an establishment. Closed Circuit TV footage shows that the two labourers sleeping outside a shop, with the accused labourer suddenly getting up and smashing the head of his colleague with a stone, enough to take away the life of the middle aged labourer.
Fatorda police led by station in-charge, PI Ditendra Naik rushed to the accident spot on Wednesday morning after receiving the information. Police sniffer dog and finger print expert were pressed into service to obtain clues to resolve the murder, but in vain.
In fact, investigations into the cold blooded murder has hit a dead end for the moment since the police were not able to identify the deceased person.
A police team of the Fatorda police station went around the area with the photograph of the deceased person, but have so far not been able to establish the identity of the deceased. The police is investigating.
BANASTARIM
A man from Jharkhand was arrested on Wednesday on charges of murdering his wife in Banastarim, after allegedly suspecting her of an extramarital affair.
According to Mardol police, the woman was allegedly murdered on Sunday and the body was found near the Banastarim market.
The incident came to light when the minor daughters of the couple insisted on meeting their mother. The family lived in a dilapidated shed of an old shop near the Banastarim bridge.
The two daughters, aged 12 and 7 years, were living in a market project on their own.
The husband is alleged to have strangulated his wife and placed the body in the shed on Sunday.
On Monday morning, the daughters wanted to meet their mother, but the father told them that their mother had gone to visit a relative. The next day, the daughters insisted on seeing their mother and the father then took them to show the dead body of their mother. The police were then notified of the incident. It is alleged that the husband killed his wife after suspecting her of having an extramarital affair. Mardol PI Mohan Gawade is further investigating the matter.
