‘Mentally unsound’ kills 65-yr-old with big stone
Angry mob mercilessly beats accused to death
TEAM HERALD
bureau@herald-goa.com
OLD GOA: In a gruesome incident that provoked an equally violent retaliation, a 65-year-old retired sanitary inspector from Dhulapi-Corlim was allegedly murdered by an unidentified man, believed to be a mentally unsound migrant worker, in broad daylight at Calvaddo-Corlim on Saturday morning.
An irate mob then mercilessly assaulted the accused and he later died of injuries at the GMC hospital at Bambolim.
Speaking to Herald, eyewitnesses informed that the incident took place sometime between 10.30 am and 10.45 am, when Kashinath Dhulapkar was proceeding on his scooter (GA-01-A-2810) from his home at Dhulapi to Carambolim for some work.
“As he reached Calvaddo at Corlim, the accused struck him with a wooden stick. Dhulapkar lost control of his scooter and fell into the field,” said a resident.
“Even before Dhulapkar could understand what was happening, the accused struck him with a big stone twice on his head, resulting in his instant death,” the resident added.
When some women residing in homes in the vicinity tried to come to the rescue of the victim, the accused started pelting stones at them, forcing the women to retreat to their homes in safety.
A short while later, other residents rushed to the site on hearing the news and they caught hold of the accused.
“The angry mob then gave vent to their anger by mercilessly assaulting the accused, before tying him with a rope and handing him over to the police,” said the resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Old Goa police was alerted of the incident
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and a police team rushed to the site and shifted the severely injured man to the GMC hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment. Police later shifted the body of Dhulapkar to the GMC hospital for an autopsy.
Asked if they had known the accused or had seen him in the village, other residents replied in the negative.
“It was only this morning that we saw him roaming aimlessly within a radius of around 20 metres at the site of the incident,” said the resident.
“On noticing the accused roaming in the area wearing only a pant, one of the villagers confronted him and questioned his presence in the area. He replied that he had come to get married,” informed another villager.
“He also broke a sugarcane stalk from one of the houses and was seen eating the case,” the resident added.
Old Goa PI Krishna Sinari told Herald that the police have not been able to identify the accused and investigation is underway to ascertain his identity.
“An autopsy of the deceased, Kashinath Dhulapkar, revealed that he died of head injury and his body was handed over to relatives for final rites,” said PI Sinari.
“As for the accused, he died of injuries to his chest and head at about 2.30 pm in the GMC hospital, where he was shifted for treatment,” PI Sinari added.
PI Sinari informed that a case under Section 302 IPC has been registered against the unidentified person for causing the death of Dhulapkar, while a case under Sections 143, 147 and 302 IPC has been registered against unknown persons for the death of the unidentified person.
“Further investigations are underway and we have attached all weapons used in the assault,” said PI Sinari, when asked if any person had been interrogated by the police.
SP A K Gawas and DySP Serafin Dias also visited the spot to take stock of the situation.
