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Seven-day police custody for man accused of murder at Velsao

VASCO
Kishan Kalangutkar who was arrested by Verna police station on Thursday on charges of murdering 18-year-old Diya Naik at Velsao has been remanded to seven days in police custody.

Sources at Verna Police station said Kalangutkar was produced in court on Friday and was sent to seven days in police custody.

“Police have not recovered the weapon used in the crime and are searching for the weapon. The post-mortem has been conducted on the deceased Diya Naik and further investigation is underway,” said the source.

It may be recalled that Verna police on Thursday had arrested Kalangutkar from New Vaddem on charges of murdering Naik, also from New Vaddem, in a secluded location at Dando beach in Velsao on Wednesday. A love affair is suspected to be the motive for the murder.


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No action in Vasco power outage, rues MLA

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published May 21, 2022, 12:45 AM IST
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