In a major development in the Mungul gang war case, the three key accused in the case, Valley D’Costa, Amogh Naik and Prakash Karbhar surrendered at the district police headquarters at Margao on Friday noon.
District Superintendent of Police, Tikam Singh Verma told the media the three main accused wanted by the police in the Mungul gang war case has surrendered before the police. He said the Maina Curtorim police will place the trio under arrest after completing the formalities.
The three accused accompanied by their lawyers made their presence at the district police headquarters before surrendering before Sub-divisional Police officer, DySP Sidhant Shirodkar.
The trio were later taken to the district police Chief after which Fatorda police station in-charge, PI Nathan Almeida took the accused in police custody.
SP Tikam Singh Verma told the media that the Fatorda police had arrested 25 persons in connection with the gang war incident. With the arrest of the trio, the number of accused persons has gone up to 28.
Fatorda police station in-charge, PI Nathan Almeida informed that the trio will be interrogated to ascertain their role in the planning and execution of the attack on the occupants in the Baleno car, leaving two persons Rafiq Tashan (24) and Yuvkesh Singh Badaila (20) injured. The duo was travelling in a Baleno car from Colva to Margao when their vehicle was stopped by car borne assailants near the Shagun restaurant, Mungul on the Margao-Colva road.
The assailants had fired at the car and attacked the duo with sharp weapons leaving them injured.
Amongst the 25 accused arrested in the case for attempt to murder, includes an accused from Rajasthan.
