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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SIT issues third notice in Prajwal Revanna sex scandal, including Bhavani Revanna
Hassan: In the latest development surrounding the alleged sex scandal involving Prajwal Revanna, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has issued a third notice, this time also extending it to Bhavani Revanna, the wife of former Minister Revanna. The notice, dispatched by the local police to Revanna's residence in Holenaraseepur, mandates her attendance at a scheduled hearing on either Thursday or Friday.
Following the revelation of the scandal, Prajwal Revanna reportedly fled the country. Despite being served two previous notices, Revanna did not appear for the hearings, leading to the issuance of the third notice. It is rumoured that Prajwal has travelled to Germany and is currently residing in Dubai.
Simultaneously, SIT officials conducted raids on the residences and farmhouses of the Revanna family in Bengaluru and Hassan districts, collecting pertinent evidence in the case.
In a parallel development, a distressing complaint emerged from one of the victim's sons, alleging kidnapping by Revanna. The accomplice, Satish Babanna, has been apprehended by the police in connection with this incident. Furthermore, a former member of Hassan Zilla Panchayat has come forward with accusations against Prajwal Revanna, alleging repeated instances of rape under duress.
