A police dog pressed into service to obtain clues and assist in the investigations. Captured by : Santosh Mirajkar
MARGAO
People of Raia woke up on Sunday to hearing the shocking news of a native of Odisha murdered in a rented room in the village.
In a swift action, the Maina-Curtorim police have nabbed one of the two accused, the roommates of the deceased. The police have launched a manhunt to nab the second accused.
Maina-Curtorim police station in-charge, PI Arun Desai informed that the 40-year-old labourer, Khageshwer Sabar, a native of Odisha, was allegedly murdered in his rented room at Santimol-Raia.
The deceased was staying in a rented room along with two roommates. After the murder, the roommates fled from the scene.
However, PI Arun Desai has informed that the police have succeeded in arresting one of the two accused. The accused persons are believed to have used a tree branch to hammer the deceased to death.
“The police are on the lookout for the second accused person. We have requisitioned the services of a forensic team, besides a dog squad to assist in the investigations,” he said.
The Maina-Curtorim police is investigating.
