Accused in Cortalim murder gets 8-day police custody

The Goan NetworkPublished Jul 5, 2024, 12:54 AM IST

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VASCO:

Alex Coutinho (34) who was arrested by Verna police on Wednesday on charges of murdering his friend Lionel Lobo (32) at Cortalim has been remanded to eight days in police custody.

Verna PI Melson Colaco informed reporters on Thursday that the accused was produced before the JMFC on Thursday.

"The family of the deceased was informed about the incident and since they were abroad, we had to wait for the post mortem. The sister of the deceased reached Goa today and the post mortem of the deceased has been conducted. The body of the deceased will be handed over to his family on Friday,” said PI Colaco.

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2 students brawl outside Bicholim HSS

The Goan Network

Published Jul 5, 2024, 12:53 AM IST

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BICHOLIM:Two students got into a brawl at a higher secondary school in Bicholim on Thursday.According to Bicholim police, the incident took place outside the gate of the higher secondary school when school had ended for the day.Two students got into an argument and within a short while, began punching each other.Teachers were intimated about the fight and both students were later sent to the health centre for a checkup.The incident was later reported to an NGO and a report…