Fiona Swedal murder case: 18-year old brother Samson Cutinho confesses to have killed Swedal
Konaje: Brother of Fiona Swedal, who was reported to be missing from several days, has confessed to have killed her before dumping her body in a forest behind their home.
Swedal (16) a student of private PU College in Mangaluru was missing from her home from last 18 days and police was trying to track her. The investigation later on Saturday had revealed that she was killed after her skeleton was found in a forest behind her house.
Upon enquiry, her brother Samson (18), confessed that he killed her by hitting her on the head with hammer repeatedly and dumped her body in the forest behind their house. The motive behind the murder is said to be rivalry between the siblings as Samson felt his sister Swedal was being given more importance by their parents.
Samson is reportedly a drug addict and had failed his engineering exam while Swedal, a bright student in her academics was studying PU in a leading college in Mangaluru.
On October 9, Francis Cutinho, father of Swedal had filed a missing complaint of his daughter adding that she had not returned home after going to Mangaluru on October 8. Local residents of Mudipu had recently submitted a memorandum to Mangaluru Police Commissioner to investigate the matter as police was unable to find any clue about Swedal even after 15 days.
Recent investigation revealed that the Swedal’s mobile phone was last active in Mudipu vicinity which led to intense questioning of family members by the police. Swedal’s brother broke during the questioning and confessed that he murdered Swedal and dumped her body in forest.
An immediate search operation to locate Swedal’s body was launched on late Saturday night wherein the cops recovered hair, teeth and few other parts of her body along with her mobile phone. Police have also recovered the weapon of murder from Samson and is further investigating the case.
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Seven killed, three injured in separate road accidents in UP
Mainpuri/Muzaffarnagar/Deoria (UP) (PTI): Seven people were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents in Mainpuri, Muzaffarnagar and Deoria districts of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Wednesday.
All incidents took place on Tuesday night.
In Mainpuri, three persons, including a couple, were killed near the Shitala Devi Temple on Devi Road under Kotwali police circle when a pickup vehicle hit a motorcycle head-on, Superintendent of Police Ganesh Saha said.
The victims, Dharmendra Singh (50), his wife Baby (48), both residents of Ferozabad, and Sanjay Singh (40) of Tavepur village, were on the two-wheeler and were on their way to attend the cremation of a relative when the incident took place.
According to police, the pickup and a Wagon R car were attempting to overtake each other when the former went out of control and rammed into the motorcycle, killing all three riders on the spot. Police rushed to the scene and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination, Saha added.
In Muzaffarnagar's Charthawal town, a 30-year-old woman, identified as Imrana, was killed while another woman was injured after a speeding car hit them on Rajbaha Road.
Circle Officer Ravishankar said the victims were walking when the car struck them, throwing Imrana into a canal. She was declared dead by the doctors.
Following the incident, villagers staged a protest demanding action against the driver, who fled the spot without the vehicle. Police said efforts are underway to trace and arrest the accused.
In another incident in Deoria district, three persons were killed, and two others seriously injured when a car crashed into a tree in the Baghochghat area late Tuesday night, police said.
The accident occurred near Haji Market when a Bihar-registered Swift car coming from Pakaha went out of control and rammed into a roadside tree, leaving the vehicle badly mangled.
Police said five people were travelling in the car. Three of them died on the spot, while two injured persons were admitted to Maharshi Devaraha Baba Medical College in Deoria.
The deceased have been identified as Karan Kushwaha, a resident of Gopalganj district in Bihar, and Pintu Kumar of Dulharpur village under Phulwaria police station. The identity of the third deceased is yet to be established.
The injured have been identified as Govind Kushwaha (18) of Sisai village in Kushinagar and Bhola Srivastava alias Sonu (22). Police said the occupants had visited a relative's place in Kushinagar and were returning after attending a wedding function when the accident occurred.
Station House Officer Anil Tiwari said police had to use a gas cutter to rescue the victims trapped inside the vehicle.
The bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination, and further legal proceedings are underway, he added.
