Aug 09, 2012: Accused gets lifer for killing sister-in-law at Cortalim

Aug 5, 2012, 04.37AM IST

MARGAO: The Margao additional sessions court judge, Vijaya Pol, on Saturday convictedSantan Rebello, 45, for murdering his sister-in-law Faustine Rebello and sentenced him to undergo life imprisonment. He also has to pay a fine of Rs 5,000.

The incident occurred on November 9, 2006, at around 7.30pm, when the accused slit the throat of the deceased using a sickle outside her residence at Tosawaddo-Consua, Cortalim, over a property dispute.

The case was investigated by PI Rajendra Prabhudesai as per the chargesheet filed by the Verna police on November 10, 2009. According to the Verna police, besides the property dispute regarding, the victim had filed a complaint with the employers of the accused stating that the Santan had obtained the job with the help of forged certificates. The public prosecutor, Subhash Desai, examined a 20 witnesses which established the guilt of the accused. The person who sold the sickle to the accused testified that the accused had purchased the weapon from him. The sickle was recovered from the bushes at the instance of the accused.
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