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BICHOLIM
A poacher died from a gunshot wounds after his friend accidentally fired his gun at him, while they were in the process of hunting down porcupines in a forest at Sankhali on Tuesday night.
According to Bicholim police, the deceased, Santosh Govekar (55) and his friend, Anand Gawade (39), both from Vhawti in Vathadev-Bicholim, had decided to go poaching in a nearby forest.
They went in search of porcupines and waited at one site for some time. After a while, some porcupines came out of their shelter and Govekar tried to stop them, while Gawade fired his gun at the porcupines. However, a bullet struck Govekar and he died on the spot.
Gawade immediately alerted relatives of Govekar and they rushed him to the Bicholim Primary Health Centre, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Gawade then surrendered before Bicholim police and handed over his gun and two bullets to them.
Following a complaint by the nephew of the deceased, Gawade was arrested under Section 302 of IPC.
The police team visited the crime site along with the accused and recovered the blood-stained shirt along with two bullets inside the pocket.
The Bicholim police is investigating the case under the supervision of DySP Gurudas Gawade and North Goa SP Utkrist Prasoon.
