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In a brutal attack, a 30-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh was killed while another was seriously injured late Sunday night, Calangute Police informed. Police have arrested 13 accused in the case.
The deceased, Shamshad Khan Mallik, who was working in a private shack and a waiter, Sumit Jaiswal (23) of New Delhi, working along with him, were assaulted with iron pipe, wooden danda and iron rod at around 10 pm on Sunday.
While the deceased who received multiple blows on the head and other parts of his body died on the spot, the waiter has suffered serious head injuries and has been admitted in the GMC.
According to police, an associate of the accused persons had taken Rs 2,500 from the deceased with promise to sell a cell phone to him.
When the deceased went to inquire about the cell phone, the accused persons ganged up and beat him to death.
His co-worker, the waiter on the shack, was also brutally attacked and is presently in serious condition.
On getting the information, Calangute Police swung into action and so far arrested 13 accused involved in the crime.
“We have attached the weapons used in the crime,” PI Nolasco Raposo said.
A team of the forensic department visited the scene of crime to gather further evidence in the case.
North SP Utkrisht Prasoon accompanied by SDPO Porvorim Edwin Colaco also visited the crime spot and interrogated the accused persons.
“The SP North has announced that he will suitably reward the Calangute Police team for detecting the murder,” PI Raposo informed.
The police team that cracked the murder was led by PI Nolasco Raposo and PSI Vishal Mandrekar and PCs Vinay Shrivastav, Vinod Naik, Shasank Sakhalkar and Rahul Ramnavar.
