THE ACCUSED
>> Umesh Rathod
>> Dayashankar
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LIKELY MOTIVE
FOR MURDER
>> One of the accused was working as a tourist guide in the hotel owned by Singh
>> The accused had allegedly stolen a motorcycle belonging to Singh and was absconding
>> A police complaint against the accused by Singh may have been the motive for the murder
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THE CRIME SPOT
>> The hotel owner is grievously injured in the murderous attack while he is on his way home
>> Security guards of the apartment rush to his aid on hearing cries for help from the victim
>> The accused manage to flee after threatening the security guard with dire consequences
>> Police shift the victim to PHC at Candolim, where he is declared dead on arrival
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MAPUSA: A 41-year-old owner of a hotel and pub in Candolim was alleged murdered by two persons at Bamonwaddo-Candolim in the wee hours of Tuesday. Acting swiftly, Calangute police managed to get both accused arrested in Gadag-Karnataka.
According to Calangute Police, the incident took place at around 2 am when the deceased, Vishwajit Singh, a native of Delhi, had parked his two-wheeler in the basement parking of an apartment.
Singh had returned home after closing his establishment, which is about 800 mtrs from his home.
As Singh was taking the stairs to go towards his apartment, two men armed with swords ambushed him and attacked him with the weapons, grievously injuring him.
Singh managed to raise an alarm and the security guard at the complex rushed to his aid. However, the accused, managed to flee from the site after threatening the security guard with dire consequences.
The security guard then notified the police and a Calangute Police police team rushed to the site and shifted Singh to Primary Health Centre at Candolim, where he was declared dead on arrival.
North Goa SP Chandan Chowdhary, Mapusa SDPO Serafin Dias and Calangute PI Jivba Dalvi also visited the spot to take stock of the situation. Forensic and finger print experts were pressed into service as part of investigations.
Police also checked CCTV footage and recorded statements of eye-witnesses.
During the course of investigation, one accused was identified as Umesh Rathod, a native of Gadag-Karnataka but residing at Nerul and another accused, Dayashankar, residing at Calangute.
Police further learnt that Rathod had been working for the deceased since the past three years.
Other witnesses, relatives and persons known to the main accused were interrogated and eventually, the location of the accused, Umesh Rathod, was traced at Gadag.
Accordingly, SP Chowdhary contacted and shared details of the accused with her counterpart at Gadag, SP Santosh Babu. Based on the facts, both accused, Rathod and Dayashankar were arrested at Gadag.
A team of Goa Police has already left for Gadag to obtain the custody of the accused persons.
According to police sources, Rathod was working as a tourist guide in the hotel owned by Singh. Rathod had allegedly stolen a motorcycle belonging to Singh and was absconding.
Singh had later filed a police complaint against Rathod. Police suspect that this issue may have been the motive for the murder.
The entire search operation was conducted by Mapusa SDPO Serafin Dias, Calangute PI Jivba Dalvi, Anjuna PI C L Patil and Mapusa PI Tushar Lotlikar under the guidance of North Goa SP Chandan Chowdhary. Calangute PI Jivba Dalvi is investigating the case.
