Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru, Apr 16: Less than two days after the murder of Paul Goveas, a resident of Karangana in Hosabettu village, Moodbidri, took place, the police have succeeded in nabbing the accused.
Addressing a press meet here on Sunday April 16, police commissioner Chandra Sekhar said that Paul Goveas' younger son Dolphy has been arrested in the case by the Moodbidri police.
As per the complaint filed in Moodbidri police station, Paul's elder son Stany had invited his father to accompany him to the Holy Mass scheduled at Hosabettu church on the occasion of Good Friday that day. When Stany was parking his bike at Paul's house, his brother Dolphy came there with a sharp weapon, shouting at him in Konkani. He allegedly tried to murder Stany, but the latter escaped with injuries to his head and ear. Later, Stany found his father in a pool of blood in the kitchen.
The Moodbidri police who took up the investigation gathered evidence in the case, based on which they Dolphy into custody at Ajekar in Karkala on Saturday April 15.
During interrogation, Dolphy said that he was saddened and angry at the fact that he was suspected of murdering his mother Lilly who had reportedly committed suicide in 2015. Dolphy had said that even though he had not murdered his mother, fingers were pointed at him. He also said that after his mother's death, he was put out of the house and his gold belongings were kept by his father Paul and brother Stany. He also confessed to have killed his father in the kitchen of his house by bludgeoning his head and stangling him, and then trying to murder Stany. Thinking both had died, Dolphy escaped from the spot, the police commissioner said.
"Dolphy was depressed as his father and brother held him responsible for Lilly's death, and the fact the he was not given a share in the property. Lilly's death is still under investigation," the Chandra Sekhar added.
To a question on who paid the hospital bill of Ahmed Qureshi, who was allegedly tortured in police custody, he said, "We do not know who paid the hospital bill. It is all between the court, the jail and the hospital. We (police) are just escorting him. He has been shifted to Wenlock hospital again, and he is fine. Some miscreants are spreading rumours that he is serious."
DCP Sanjeeva Patil was present at the press meet.