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Congress leader convicted in priest suicide shot dead in Udupi
David D'Souza, a local Congress leader and former village panchayat president, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in Padubidri, Udupi on Friday afternoon. He owned a bar and a public transport…
The Story in Brief
David D'Souza, a local Congress leader and former village panchayat president, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in Padubidri, Udupi on Friday afternoon. He owned a bar and a public transport unit. According to police, the assailants arrived in a vehicle and opened fire; D'Souza died on the way to the hospital.
D'Souza had been convicted in the suicide case of Rev Fr Mahesh, an assistant priest in a local church, and had served a jail term, sources said. Police are investigating the motive from multiple angles, including personal and business rivalries.
The Indian Opinion
Some will paint this as political or communal violence, but the evidence so far points to a criminal settling scores. D'Souza was convicted in a priest's suicide, a case that could have left him with enemies. The state must not let the victim's party affiliation colour the investigation. Will the police trace the shooters and establish whether the murder is linked to that conviction?
Source: timesnownews.com
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