Fr. Alexander Lobo passes away
Mangaluru, July 24: Mangaluru Diocese priest Fr. Alexander Lobo passed away here on Monday. He was 85. His funeral will be held at Valencia Church on Wednesday at 3.30 pm.
He was born in Barebail, now in Derebail Parish in the city on December 12, 1933 to Marian Lobo and Piad Lobo. He had his early education at Bejai School and high school at Padua school. Later, he joined Jeppu Seminary for priest education. After his B Sc and B Ed, he was ordained on March 2, 1959. Much after this, he had got his MA from Karnataka University of Dharwad.
He has served as an assistant Parish Priest at Milagres Parish, Kallianpur and then at Puttur as Warden of St. Philomena Educational Institutions. He also served as assistant Parish Priest and Headmaster of the High School at Kundapur for seven years. He started the high school and junior college in the city. He also served at Rosario high school for nine years.
Considering his service and contribution to the education, the Karnataka government had given him the ‘best state level teacher award’ in 1990. From 2003 to his retirement, Fr Lobo served as the Parish Priest of St. John the Evangelist Church of Shankerpura.
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Belagavi youth’s murder case projected as road accident, cracked in Uttara Kannada; Three arrested
Karwar: Uttara Kannada police have cracked a murder case in which a Belagavi youth was killed and his body burnt inside a car to make it appear like a road accident.
Addressing a press meet in the city, Superintendent of Police Deepan M.N. said three accused from Old Hubballi have been arrested in connection with the case. The crime was a pre-planned act driven by personal enmity, he said.
The case came to light on April 8 morning when a car (KA-04/MJ-8996) was found completely burnt in a roadside ditch near Talekumbri bus stand in Yellapur. Only charred human remains were found inside the vehicle. Initially, it was suspected to be an accident caused by overspeeding, and a case was registered at Yellapur police station based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Jagannath Dhapale.
However, the father later expressed suspicion that his son’s death was not accidental, prompting a detailed investigation.
Taking the matter seriously, two special teams were formed under the leadership of Yellapur Inspector Ramesh Hanapur. On analysing technical evidence and CCTV footage, police found that it was a planned murder.
The accused have been identified as Abdul Raheem Basheer Ahmed Mujawar (32), Maulasab Bavahan Wada (36) and Dadapeer alias Aftab Mehboob Saab Balasangi (22), all chicken traders from Old Hubballi.
Police have seized the car used in the crime along with two scooters. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the accused killed Nitesh Dhapale due to personal enmity and later set the car on fire along with the body to project it as an accident.
SP Deepan M.N. appreciated the efforts of Inspector Ramesh Hanapur, PSIs Rajashekhar Vandali and Siddappa Gudi, and the entire team for solving the complex case.
