MARGAO, MAY 18
In an incident that sent shock waves, a 22-year old girl Wilma Colaco was shot dead by an unknown assailant at her house at Bellatemb, Cuncolim bordering the Cuncolim industrial estate.
The girl died on the spot after the assailant shot her point blank on her chest before making good his escape under the cover of darkness. Superintendent of police, South Allan De Sa told Herald that the assailant is believed to have used a country made pistol to kill the young girl. The police are investigating whether the assailant was a contract killer hired to kill the young girl as the assailant accomplished the mission with accuracy as the lone bullet hit the victim’s chest, killing her instantly.
The incident occurred this evening when the victim along with her brother, sister and her friend were inside the house, while the mother had reportedly gone out to a neighbour’s house.
Police Inspector Nelson Albuquerque said the victim had opened the door after hearing noise of stones hurled on the house. She returned inside after she did not find anyone outside and she girl came out after stones were again hurled on the door, only to be shot by the assailant from close range while she was standing in the balcony. She was bleeding profusely as evident by the blood stains in the gallery and the victim collapsed when she reached the door. That the assailant shot the deceased from close range was evident by the fact that the bullet, which hit the victim’s chest, came out from the back, killing her on the spot.
The Cuncolim police rushed to the spot after receiving the news this evening. Albuquerque along with his team reached the spot and conducted a site panchanama.
Superintendent of Police, South Allan De Sa also reached the spot later in the evening to guide the Cuncolim police in the investigations. He told Herald that the police are collecting clues as part of the investigations to nab the assailant.
Cuncolim MLA and Urban Development Minister, Joaquim Alemao also visited the spot late this evening.
The police has constituted teams to nab the assailant, even two police teams were sent to North Goa, including one in Pernem to collect clues. The police also combed the industrial estate area, even as Albuquerque said the police had detained some persons in connection with the incident.
