Goa police cracks Ponda double murder case in 24 hrs; CM Sawant lauds
Ponda Police cracked the double murder case in 24 hours by nabbing accused, 34-year-old Mahadev Ghadi
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Ponda, October 18: The Ponda Police cracked the double murder case within 24 hours by nabbing the accused, 34-year-old Mahadev Ghadi, who was a resident of Bayem, Surla.
“Employed as an operator in a company at Verna, the accused was staying in one the flats in the same building while the victims were residing on the first floor. He was known to the victims for the last ten years and used to visit them,” the SP added.
The police said, Mangala’s son Pritesh Kamat, living on second floor, had gone out to buy milk for his mother and aunt. However, when Pritesh saw the door open, he and his wife went inside and were shocked to see both his mother and aunt lying dead in a pool of blood. He immediately informed the Ponda Police.
SP Singh said, “During the course of investigations, several teams were formed and tasked to build specific leads. Several persons were interrogated and combing and search operations of the entire area were conducted. Verification of antecedent of migrants and all persons connected to the victims’ family was held.”
The case was cracked by PI Ponda, Mohan Gaude and his team under supervision of SP Pankaj Kumar Singh.
2 sisters, 68-year-old Jeevan Kamat, a retired nurse of Goa Medical College and her sister, 76-year-old, Mangala Kamat were found lying in a pool of blood in their flat. Their bodies were found in their kitchen with injuries.
The police, on Sunday, said that the accused was charged with the double murder and was held in police custody for 4 days.
SP Pankaj Kumar Singh, said, “Mahadev confessed to the double murder. He had borrowed a loan of Rs 2.5 lakh from Jeevan a year ago. Since she was persistently demanding that he return the loan amount, Mahadev visited her flat to discuss the loan issue on Saturday. However, there were heated arguments between Mahadev and Jeevan wherein the accused committed her murder with a weapon found in the kitchen, and when elder sister Mangala rushed to her rescue, the accused also killed her. The weapon used in the double murder and blood-stained clothes of accused have been recovered.”
“Employed as an operator in a company at Verna, the accused was staying in one the flats in the same building while the victims were residing on the first floor. He was known to the victims for the last ten years and used to visit them,” the SP added.
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The police said the accused, native to Karnataka, has been residing in Goa for over 10 years. They further said Ghadi was into gambling, having a habit of borrowing money.
The police said, Mangala’s son Pritesh Kamat, living on second floor, had gone out to buy milk for his mother and aunt. However, when Pritesh saw the door open, he and his wife went inside and were shocked to see both his mother and aunt lying dead in a pool of blood. He immediately informed the Ponda Police.
SP Singh said, “During the course of investigations, several teams were formed and tasked to build specific leads. Several persons were interrogated and combing and search operations of the entire area were conducted. Verification of antecedent of migrants and all persons connected to the victims’ family was held.”
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CCTV footage of in and around the place was checked. After verifying cell details, Mahadev was seized.
The case was cracked by PI Ponda, Mohan Gaude and his team under supervision of SP Pankaj Kumar Singh.