MAPUSA
The accused, Ganpat Shettye of Virnoda-Pernem was convicted by the Additional District & Sessions Court, Mapusa under Sections 302 (Murder).
It may be recalled that the murder took place at Nachinola on April 24, 2011, and the accused after committing the crime immediately surrendered to the police. They had two children.
The accused had stabbed his wife with a knife and left her to die at a lonely place in Nachinola.
On the fateful day, the husband bought a knife from the Mapusa market and called his wife and told her that he would pick her up at the bus-stand.
After picking her up, the accused took his wife to the lover’s point in Nachinola and stabbed her.
After committing the crime, the accused left his wife at the spot and rushed home in Pernem and informed his family about the crime.
He then surrendered to Pernem Police, who transferred him to Mapusa Police.
After the completion of the investigation, Mapusa Police filed a charge sheet against the accused.
Charges against the accused under under Section 302 (murder) were framed in the court in Mapusa.
PI Rajesh Kumar and later PI Tushar Vernekar were the investigating officers in the case.
Sunita Nagvenkar was the Public Prosecutor, while the accused were represented by Advocate Peter D’Souza.
