Death of Fr James - Police Claim Success in Solving Mystery
Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady (SP)
Beltangady, Aug 4: District superintendent of police Dr A Subrahmanyeshwar Rao has claimed that his department has succeeded in solving the case relating to the death of Fr James Mukalel (39), at Kundady in Totattady village near here on Thursday July 30 morning. At the same time, he has refused to divulge details, preferring to wait till the post mortem report in this case is received by the department. Circle inspector Gangi Reddy said that the investigation, which is in progress, would be concluded in a couple of days.
It is learnt, two women from Shakti house were interrogated by the women’s police station, one of whom is stated to be from Totattady Kundady. Information about the other woman is as yet not made known, although she is stated to be from Kerala. Both of them are nursing students from Mangalore. It is claimed, that several calls were made by the priest to the landline of a house near the spot from where the priest's body was found and also a girl from that house. A team of doctors that conducted post mortem visited Totattady Kundady on Monday. It is yet to be ascertained as to whether their visit has helped the investigations. Several locals were questioned by the policemen.
Puttur assistant commissioner of police Dr Chandragupta had visited Tottady Kundady on Sunday. The three-day decennial celebrations of the local diocese, scheduled to be held from Monday August 3, have been indefinitely postponed in view of the tragic death of the priest.