A 42-year-old man from Malpe in Karnataka’s Udupi district was found dead in his hotel room in Goa’s Calangute on Tuesday night, following which the police registered a murder case.
Udupi man found dead in Goa hotel room, police register murder case
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Sandeep Saliyan was in Goa with three friends and were staying at a hotel in Calangute.
“He died in suspicious circumstances. We have registered a case of murder at the Calangute Police Station and are conducting a probe,” superintendent of police (North Goa) Harish Madkaikar said.
According to the preliminary investigation, Saliyan and his friends were at a casino in Calangute when he befriended another person, whose identity is yet to be established.
His friends began searching for him and found him later that night unconscious in his room.
“Some of his valuables were also found missing from his body,” a police officer said.
Saliyan was the former personal aide of BJP leader Pramod Madhwaraj. He parted ways with Madhwaraj several years ago and was running a water sports business in Malpe, Udupi.
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A postmortem was conducted, but the report has reserved the cause of death pending further analysis of the viscera, the officer said.
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A postmortem was conducted, but the report has reserved the cause of death pending further analysis of the viscera, the officer said.
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“We are trying to establish the identity of the person he befriended in Goa,” the officer added.
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.
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