Nejaru Murder Case: Accused subjected to intensive police interrogation at undisclosed location
Udupi: Praveen Arun Chowgule, a 39-year-old Air India staff member arrested in connection with the brutal murder of a mother and child in Nejaru Tripti Layout, is currently undergoing intensive interrogation by the police, reports have added.
Chowgule had been on the run following the murder and was apprehended by the police on November 14 in the Kudachi Police Station area of Rayabhaga Taluk, Belgaum.
Following his arrest, the accused was produced before the court on November 15, and the court ordered him to be in police custody for 14 days. During this period, the police are conducting thorough interrogations at an undisclosed location, aiming to gather sufficient evidence and information related to the crime.
The police investigation includes inquiries into whether the accused was under the influence of drugs at the time of the murder or if he is a drug addict. Additionally, efforts are on to recover the knife allegedly used in the crime.
Concerning the developments in the case, a crowd gathered near the house where the crime occurred, anticipating that the accused might be brought to the location for further investigation. However, as of the latest information, the police had not brought the accused to the site, disappointing the onlookers.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
