Property dispute: Elder brother kills younger brother and burns body, accused held
Accused held in eight-month-old incident
Karkala, November 18: An eight-month-old missing case of Avil D’Souza (24) of Mangalapade in Karkala took a new twist now. It came to light that his elder brother had killed his younger brother and burnt his body to destroy the evidences.
Karkala police arrested the accused Melvin Santhosh D’Souza (31) on November 17 and produced him before the court which remanded him to 14 days judicial custody.
Avil D’Souza’s father Albert D’Souza had filed a missing case at the Karkala police station that his son was missing on Good Friday. After registering the case, the police interrogated Melvin D’Souza who revealed the incident.
Both Avil and Mellvin had quarreled with each other on property issue on March 30 at 10 pm. At this time, Melvin had stabbed his younger brother and assaulted him with iron rod killing him on the spot. Later, he took the body to the bank of Rama Samudra tank and burnt it to destroy the evidences, the accused revealed in the interrogation. A case was registered at the Karkala police station.
Under the guidance of SP Lakshman Nimbargi, ASP Kumarachandra and Karkala DySP Belliyappa, investigating officer Karkala Circle inspector V..S Halamurthy Rao and PSI Nanja Nayak and crime branch staff Rajesh, Girish, Prashanth, Raghavendra, Karkala city ASI Dinakar, Staff Kishore, Nagesh Nayak, Ghanashyam were participated in the operation.
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UAE issues fresh emergency alert, says situation currently safe
Dubai/Abu Dhabi: Residents and visitors across the United Arab Emirates received a fresh emergency alert on their mobile phones stating that the situation in the country is currently safe.
The message, issued by the Ministry of Interior (MOI), thanked people for their cooperation and reassured them that conditions were stable.
“Thank you for your cooperation. We reassure you that the situation is currently safe. You may resume your normal activities while continuing to remain cautious and take the necessary precautions, and to follow official instructions. (MOI),” the alert read.
The notification was sent in both Arabic and English through the country’s emergency alert system.
The advisory comes after earlier alerts warning of potential missile threats amid rising regional tensions. Authorities have urged the public to stay cautious and follow official guidance.
