Hyderabad man kills security guard in fit of rage at Goa casino: Police
According to police, the tourist, in a fit of rage, picked up a wooden stick with a metal clamp at one end and used it as a club to bludgeon security staff of the casino at around 3am
A 25-year-old man from Hyderabad was arrested on Thursday after he killed a security guard and injured another person in the lobby of a casino in Goa’s Panaji, police said.
The accused was intercepted while proceeding towards Dabolim Airport trying to evade arrest. (Representative file photo)
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According to police, the tourist, in a fit of rage, picked up a wooden stick with a metal clamp at one end and used it as a club to bludgeon security staff of the casino at around 3am before fleeing the scene.
“As a result of the assault, one security guard identified as Dheeru Sharma, 33, succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to the Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim and another guard Subhash Gaonkar, 27, is being treated for head injuries,” superintendent of police (SP), North Goa, Rahul Gupta said.
Sharma is a native of Madhya Pradesh while Gaonkar is a resident of Shiroda in south Goa.
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Sharma is a native of Madhya Pradesh while Gaonkar is a resident of Shiroda in south Goa.
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“The (police) team successfully apprehended the accused, identified as Abdul Altaf. He was intercepted while proceeding towards Dabolim Airport trying to evade arrest,” Gupta said.
According to police, Altaf is a resident of Misri Ganj, Charminar, Hyderabad and a history sheeter listed at the Mailardevpally Police Station, Hyderabad.
Gerard de Souza is a Special Correspondent based in Goa and has been reporting on and about issues concerning the state and the wider western coast of India for over 18 years. His wide range of stories covers politics, crime, environment and tourism-related concerns emerging from India’s smallest state. Born and brought up in Goa, he has a deep understanding of the former Portuguese enclave’s evolution from a laidback collection of idyllic villages that first drew flower power generation of counter culture enthusiasts to its shores to one that has become synonymous in Indian popular culture with an aspirational holiday, seeing the best (and worst) that holidayers have to offer. He also keenly follows criminal trials. Most notably, he covered the trial surrounding the killing of Scarlett Keeling, a British teenager found dead on Anjuna beach, and that of Danielle McLaughlin similarly killed in south Goa, among others. He authored the book ‘Crimes of Passion: When Desire Turns Deadly,’ chronicling cases of romance turning to rage and murder. A graduate of Goa University, he learnt the trade on the job and has experience on both the reporting and editorial sides of the profession. When not sniffing around for a worthy headline, he likes to spend time outdoors to help ensure his heart is always in the right place.
