Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi
Udupi, Feb 26: Four-and-half month after the sensational case of Shirva Don Bosco School principal Fr Mahesh D’Souza suicide, police have reportedly arrested one person based on the last phone calls details between the person arrested and Fr Mahesh. Daijiworld has reliably learnt that local police have filed suo-moto case.
The arrested has been named as David D’Souza, local politician and gram panchayat president of Mudarangady.
Daijiworld has learnt that, abetment to suicide case has been initiated after the detailed investigation lead by investigation officer and Kaup circle inspector Mahesh Prasad.
Fr Mahesh D'Souza (left) and David D'Souza
The police have received forensic report on the mobile phone messages sent and received by Fr Mahesh D’Souza before he committed suicide on October 11, 2019.
According to the report, local politician and gram panchayat president of Mudarangady David D’Souza who has been arrested on abetment to suicide charges had abused Fr D’Souza after he found his wife Priya D’Souza and the priest exchanging messages on phone between 8.29 pm and 9.05 pm on October 11. An angry David used abusive words at Fr Mahesh and issued death threats. He urged Fr D’Souza to take his life using a rope or else he warned that he will be publicly humiliated.
Mahesh D’Souza, principal of Don Bosco School and assistant parish priest of Shirva Church committed suicide on October 11, 2019.
After learning about Fr Mahesh’s death, David D’Souza reportedly deleted messages from his wife’s phone and tried to destroy evidence.