CANACONA
A JMFC court in Canacona has remanded Rohan Naik (32), accused in the murder of Santosh Revankar (43) to seven days in police custody, while Canacona Police is likely to summon the owner of house under construction for questioning.
According to Canacona Police Inspector Harish Raut Dessai, who is personally investigating the murder case, Naik who was arrested on Monday on connection with the murder of Revankar was produced before the Canacona JMFC on Tuesday.
Naik, a resident of Partagal, who was assisting one of his friends in the construction of a house in the neighbourhood of the deceased at Potkem-Poinguinim, was involved in a scuffle at Bhatpal-Canacona and as a result, Revankar was pushed to the ground and died.
Naik who had fled from the scene after the incident was admitted in SGDH Margao for some minor injuries on Sunday night. He was, however, discharged on Monday, and arrested by Canacona police u/s 302 IPC.
After obtaining the remand, police took Naik for medical check-up before lodging him in police lockup.
“We are trying to collect evidence and piece the information. As the scuffle was over some property belonging to a third person over continuing construction activities at the property which was sealed by the VP Poinguinim on the orders of Dy. Collector, some more people are likely to be summoned for questioning,” informed PI Raut Dessai.
Rohan has been accused of continuing with the construction works at the sealed property (house construction) of his friend at Potkem-Poinguinim.
Meanwhile, the body of Santosh Revankar was handed over to the family and the final rites were performed at the Poinguinim crematorium on Tuesday, informed sources.
