Karkala: Case of murdering father, attempting to kill brother: Accused son gets RI
Mangaluru, October 11: The Principal District and Sessions Court on Thursday convicted an accused to rigorous life imprisonment on charges of killing his father and attempting to kill his brother over a property dispute.
The convicted is identified as Dolphy Goveas (41) of Ajekaru in Karkala. Judge Kadloor Satyanarayana Charya announced the verdict.
Apart from the rigorous life imprisonment under IPC Section 302 (murder), the court also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 and if failed to pay the penalty, he has to undergo another six months imprisonment. Under IPC section 307 (attempt to murder), the court awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 and if he failed to pay the penalty, he has to undergo another six months imprisonment. Apart from this, under IPC section 201 (destruction of evidences), the accused was awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 and if he failed to pay the fine, he has to undergo another six months jail term. Apart from these, the convicted has to give Rs 50,000 to his brother Stany Goveas as compensation within next one month, the court directed.
About incident
In a property sharing issue, on April 14, 2017, the convicted trespassed into his father Paul Goveas house at Hosabettu Karingana and strangulated his father to death. Later, he attempted to kill his father Stany Goveas by attacking him with lethal weapon.
Moodabidri Inspector Ramachandra Nayak investigated the case and filed a charge sheet to the court. The police officers also gave statements regarding the complaints given against him in Moodabidri police station when Paul Goveas and Lilly Paul Goveas were alive.
Total 36 witnesses were interrogated for the case. Public prosecutor Pushparaj Adyanthaya argued against the convicted.
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Cross-border narcotics network busted in Jammu; most-wanted drug lord arrested
Jammu, Apr 15 (PTI): The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday said a major narcotics network with interstate and cross-border links was busted with the arrest of most-wanted drug kingpin Gulzar Ahmad alias Lau Gujjar along with several of his associates.
Senior Superintendent of Police (Jammu) Joginder Singh said Gujjar had been supplying narcotics in bulk quantities across the region, and evading capture for more than two decades, terming his arrest a major breakthrough.
"He was a hardcore criminal and a key figure in the drug supply chain. His network has now been fully identified and dismantled," the SSP told reporters here.
He said Gujjar entered the criminal world as a bovine smuggler in 2006 before launching himself into drug trade around 2016, and scaling up operations by 2019.
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A Pakistan-made pistol was recovered from his possession at the time of his arrest on April 4, the SSP said, adding that three of his associated were also arrested and more than 700 grams of heroin was seized.
Interrogation of around 10 more suspects linked to the network is underway, while around two dozen other suspects have been identified and are under surveillance, he said.
SSP Singh said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by a superintendent of police rank officer has been constituted to probe the case, who would examine forward and backward linkages of the network including financial trails and assets created through illicit trade.
The police are trying to ascertain the source and the routes through which these illicit supplies entered India -- whether through Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir or through other border areas, he said.
Singh said the weapon recovered from the accused drug lord indicates a Pakistan link. "We are investigating that aspect as well, pointing towards broader narco-terror angle."
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The SSP said Gujjar was wanted in at least 28 cases in Jammu district alone and dozens of FIRs are registered against him in other states under different identities.
Highlighting the crackdown against drug syndicates, he said police have so far registered 103 cases related to drug peddling in Jammu district this year.
Out of these, nine cases involve commercial quantities of contraband.
Nearly 11 kg of heroin has been seized, along with poppy husk, ganja, controlled medication capsules, and other such contraband, he said, adding around 20 driving licences have been cancelled, and nearly 200 vehicles linked to drug activities have been blacklisted.
