Colva: Additional sessions judge Vincent D’Silva on Thursday sentenced Aman Kavitiya to life imprisonment and fine of Rs one lakh for the murder of Baptista D’Costa alias Batu nearly three years ago.
On January 20, 2018, at Lover’s Beach, Betalbatim, the accused murdered D’Costa by slitting his neck with a sharp knife, and after committing the crime, the accused concealed the blood-stained weapon in the bushes and took away the gold items on the person of the deceased, cash and two mobiles, and concealed them at different places.
The prosecution led by counsel D M Korgaonkar examined 28 witnesses in the case. “All the circumstances stood proved by the prosecution, and all the circumstances taken together are sufficient to hold the accused guilty of murder beyond all reasonable doubt,” judge D’Silva observed.
The judge also observed that the accused had pre-planned the crime as he had purchased a knife about two days prior to the incident, primarily to cause death and commit robbery of the gold ornaments, which were on the person of the deceased, and fled from the scene of occurance. The fine amount of Rs one lakh shall be paid to the wife of the deceased, the court ordered.
On January 20, 2018, at Lover’s Beach, Betalbatim, the accused murdered D’Costa by slitting his neck with a knife, and concealed the blood-stained weapon in the bushes
On January 20, 2018, at Lover’s Beach, Betalbatim, the accused murdered D’Costa by slitting his neck with a sharp knife, and after committing the crime, the accused concealed the blood-stained weapon in the bushes and took away the gold items on the person of the deceased, cash and two mobiles, and concealed them at different places.
The prosecution led by counsel D M Korgaonkar examined 28 witnesses in the case. “All the circumstances stood proved by the prosecution, and all the circumstances taken together are sufficient to hold the accused guilty of murder beyond all reasonable doubt,” judge D’Silva observed.
The judge also observed that the accused had pre-planned the crime as he had purchased a knife about two days prior to the incident, primarily to cause death and commit robbery of the gold ornaments, which were on the person of the deceased, and fled from the scene of occurance. The fine amount of Rs one lakh shall be paid to the wife of the deceased, the court ordered.
On January 20, 2018, at Lover’s Beach, Betalbatim, the accused murdered D’Costa by slitting his neck with a knife, and concealed the blood-stained weapon in the bushes
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