Man gets rigorous life imprisonment for killing 83-yr-old father

coastaldigest.com web desk

October 11, 2018

Mangaluru, Oct 11: A local court today sentenced a youth to rigorous life imprisonment for killing his octogenarian father at Kairangala near Moobidri in Dakshina Kannada district in April 2017.

Principal District and Sessions Judge Kadloor Sathyanaraya Acharya on Tuesday had found 33-year-old Dolphy Goveas guilty of murdering his father, Paul Goveas (83), and assaulting his brother, Stany Goveas.

According to the chargesheet by the Moodbidri police, Dolphy was reportedly unhappy with his father and his brother for the latter’s allegation about his involvement in his mother’s death in January 2015.

On April 14, 2017, Dolphy stabbed his father with a sharp weapon when Stany had gone to church. When Stany returned home, Dolphy hit him and ran away.

Case was investigated by Moodbidiri police inspector Ramachandra Naik. There was total of 36 witnesses. Dolphy Goveas was booked under IPC section 302, 307, 201, 427 and 447.

The judge pronounced the quantum of punishment on Thursday. He awarded rigorous life imprisonment and a penalty of Rs 10,000 for murdering father. The convict will have to serve six months of imprisonment in case he fails to pay the penalty. He also awarded 10 years in jail for attempt murder and a penalty of Rs 10,000.

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Mangaluru: Youth arrested for misleading Instagram post targeting police

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: The Mangaluru CEN police have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly posting provocative and misleading content on an Instagram page named “mr_a_titude”, targeting the Bajpe police.

Mangaluru Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H identified the arrested as Abhishek M, a resident of Katipalla in Mangaluru.

A case has been registered at the Bajpe Police Station under Sections 353(1)(c), 353(2), 56, and 57 read with Section 189 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with the post.

According to police, the accused uploaded a photograph of a hotel on the Instagram page and alleged that accused persons in a murder case under the Bajpe police jurisdiction were being given “royal treatment” by the police, including being served beef meals daily from the hotel.

The post further accused the police of supporting criminals, misusing their authority, and betraying public trust. Police said the content was provocative in nature and aimed at inciting public outrage against the police.

Following the post, a case was registered at the Bajpe police station, and further investigation was transferred to the CEN police station.

Police records indicate that the accused has a criminal history, with multiple cases registered against him, including murder, attempt to murder, assault, and robbery at the Surathkal Police Station, and one case at the Kaup Police Station.

The Commissioner said the accused was traced and arrested using technical evidence.

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