04/10/2020
PS Margao Town
*A Scrap collector stabs his friend to death and then flees from the spot. Margao Police traces him within 3 hours while trying to flee the city*
Brief Facts : On 03rd October, 2020 at around 2330 hrs a call was received through PCR that fighting was going on at Khareband. Immediately Margao Town PS staff reached the spot but nobody was found.
Later, Shri. Joseph Colaco owner of a nearby bar informed Police that at about 2315 hrs. at near Johnson Bar, Khareband a quarrel took place between two labourers/scrap collectors residing at the footpath. One person namely “Yellappa Karbal” (Labour) Scrap Collector stabbed another labour (Scrap Collector) namely “Kumar” with knife and thereby committed his murder. The victim revealed this to the Bar owner before succumbing to his injuries.
After stabbing the victim, the accused had fled away from the spot.
An offence vide Crime No. 201/2020 U/s 302 of IPC was registered and further investigation of the case was taken up.
A team was immediately formed under supervision of PI Margao Town shri Sachin Narvekar and consisting of PSI Sagar Dhatkar, PSI vishwajeet Dhavlikar, HC Sameer Nagnuri, HC Dilkhush Velip, PC Gorakhnath Gawas, PC Vishal Prabhu, Kaplesh Kholkar, PC Orlando Fernandes to trace the accused.
The team fanned out through the streets of Margao Town and began search of the accused. After around 3 hours of intensive search the accused was traced nearby the railway track trying to flee the city.
Investigation revealed that the quarrel broke out between the two friends over repayment of a loan of 1000 rupees.
Further investigation is in progress. Dead body of the deceased has been preserved in the TB Hospital Mortuary.