Refusal to make tea leads to deadly attack on MP native

Margao cops arrest victim’s roommate while fleeing

the goan I network | OCTOBER 07, 2018, 01:06 AM IST

MARGAO

The Margao police have arrested a native of Madhya Pradesh for attempt to murder a tailor, also hailing from the same state, at Nagmodem-Navelim, in the early hours of Saturday.

Accused Satish Kholi, was nabbed near the Margao sewerage plant as he tried to flee after committing the offence.

Margao PI Kapil Nayak said the incident occurred early Saturday in the rented premises owned by one Prudentia Carneiro, where the two have been staying over the last month and half. The incident was attributed to an argument between the duo over the preparation of early morning tea.

In a fit of anger Satish hit the victim Shabhir Khan, a tailor by profession, with an iron rod. As the victim lay in a pool of blood on the floor, the accused fled away from the premises only to be nabbed near the sewerage plant. “Our investigations revealed that Satish had asked the victim Shabir, who was still sleeping, to prepare tea. When Shabir refused an argument broke out after which Satish hit him on the head with an iron rod. Another labourer, who was staying in the same premises, noticed Shabir lying in a pool of blood and immediately alerted the owner,” he said.

The police have recovered the weapon of assault from the scene of crime. The accused has been booked for attempt to murder under section 307 of the IPC.

Owner of rented premises under

scanner for no tenant verification

MARGAO: Margao police investigation in the Navelim attempt to murder case has revealed that the land owner, who had leased out his premises to the accused and the victim, had not complied with the mandatory police verification of the tenants.

In fact, the land owner may face prosecution by the police authorities for his failure to get the tenant verification forms of the two migrants filled up at the police station.

Margao PI Kapil Nayak told the media that inquiries have revealed that the land owner did not comply with the mandatory tenant verification form. The police are moving ahead to launch proceedings against the land owner, he added.