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PANJIM: The Panjim Additional Sessions Court-1 dismissed the bail application of Babu alias Narayan Bhalekar of Mapusa, arrested on the charge of murdering Ahamed Devdi at Ganeshpuri, Mapusa in May this year.
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In his bail application, Bhalekar had pleaded his innocence and stated that there was no evidence against him. He also denied any connection with the alleged offences registered against him based on a complaint by Keshar Devdi of Khorlim, Mapusa. Devdi had complained that four persons assaulted his son Ahamed Devdi and his son’s friend Sandesh Salkar with metal rods and threatened them with dire consequences.
Ahamed died while undergoing treatment and Salkar underwent surgery and was still under medication.
Arguing one behalf of the applicant, Adv Gopal Kanekar said that the Bhalekar was not a part of the crime and had not played role in any conspiracy or committed the same. He also brought to the notice of the court that the one of the accused had been released on bail.
Appearing for the intervenor Sandesh Salkar, Adv Vinayak Porob produced photographs to show the manner in which Salkar was brutally assaulted by the accused. He also placed on record a CD having audio recording of oral threats issued by the prime accused to the deceased and the intervener. The prime accused along with the applicant and other accused had hatched a criminal conspiracy on account of some previous enmity, he told the court.
Adv Porob further stated that the applicant heads a gang of Bhalekar brothers and was a history sheeter and a habitual criminal. He feared that if granted bail, he would threaten the witnesses of the case.
All the accused have been chargesheeted under sections 326, 506 (ii), 307, 120 B, 212, 302 and 201 read with 34 of IPC. Mapusa PI Nikhil Palekar investigated the case and chargesheeted the accused.
