'Blunt force caused death of Russian girl'
Preetu Nair, TNN
PANAJI: The postmortem report of the 19-year-old Russian girl, Elena Sukhonova, whose mutilated body was found on the railway tracks at Tivim, states that she died "as a result of blunt force impact by object or surface consequent to run over by a railway rolling stock".
Railway officials continued to rule out the police's rail accident' theory saying that chances of the girl falling from the train were bleak.
Forensic doctor A V Fenandes of the Goa Medical College (GMC) and Hospital, Bambolim in his report said that the death was "due to crushing cranio-cerebral damage, with chest, abdominal, and pelvic injuries associated with separation of right upper limb and left ankle and multiple fractures to all bones as a result of blunt force impact by object or surface consequent to run over by a railway rolling stock".
Elena Sukhonova's viscera has been preserved for chemical analysis. Police sources said that her viscera will be sent for chemical analysis to detect whether she had consumed any alcoholic or narcotic substance.
The GMC has also preserved one of her molars for DNA profiling. Her body was found on the tracks by railway gangmen around 7.45am on Friday approximately 3.5 km from Tivim station.
Confirming the postmortem report, SP (North) Tony Fernandes said, "Inquiry into the case is in progress and it is too early to call it murder, accident or even suicide. We have registered a case of unnatural death'."
The police have asked for details of the ticket collectors of the Mangla Express and Netravati Express, and the passengers who boarded the two trains at the Tivim railway station. "There were some passengers who boarded the two trains at the Tivim railway station on that day," said police sources.
Police sources added that perhaps when Elena slipped, she may have clung to the handle of the train and that her left ankle could have got entangled in the wheel. However, railway authorities disputed the police theory.
"People falling from the train will not come directly under the wheels as there are steps below the door. If you were hanging on the door when the train was moving in the forward direction, then your legs would have come under the wheels and not the hands, head and the rest of the body," said Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) PRO Baban Ghatge.
Ghatge also said that their records don't show a Russian having bought a ticket to travel to Mumbai from Tivim or any other station in Goa.
"None of our railway staff at Tivim station saw her at the station in the early hours of May 8. There were very few passengers early in the morning and even the shops were closed. There were three railway staff on duty that night," he added.
Police investigations had revealed that she was dropped at the Tivim railway station by a yellow cab driver at around 3am on May 8 and that she had mentioned to the driver that she wanted to go to Mumbai.
From the evidence available, it appears that she might have travelled either on the Mangala Express that left Tivim at 5.02am or the Netravati Express that left at 7.09 am. And, somehow she might fallen from the train when she was travelling'.
Incidentally, a local boy whom the girl befriended, is absconding and both the Calangute and Mapusa police have been hunting for him.
Incidentally, Elena had told the Calangute police that she wanted to stay in Goa as she was in love with Vinay alias Vinny.
May 12,2009, The Times of India, Goa edition
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Major films girl in nude, arrested
Army Major films girl in nude, arrested
TNN
PANAJI: Panaji police arrested an army major on Monday for outraging the modesty of a 19-year-old Mumbai college student by filming her in the nude and using the footage to blackmail her.
Panaji police said that major Tarun Singh, 27, from New Delhi, presently posted at Corps Signal, Srinagar, filmed the 19-year-old girl who was on vacation along with her mother and aunt and staying in the same city hotel as Singh.
Singh, a bachelor, was on a holiday with his family — parents and sister — and the family had checked into a room adjacent to the victim's on May 9.
According to the police, at around 4.30 pm on May 9, Singh, from his room balcony leant over and dislodging the bathroom ventilator of the girl's room filmed her nude on his cellphone. "The girl got suspicious and informed her mother, but they didn't find anything. However, they received a call from a male on the room intercom at 1.30 am on May 10," police sources said.
The girl's mother answered the phone and the caller told the mother about possessing video of the girl in the nude and asked to meet her. The mother, however, declined and said that they would meet and discuss the situation in the morning.
"In the morning, when they opened the door, they found a note stating that the writer of the note had the girl's nude video and if she didn't meet him by 10 am on May 11, he would upload the footage on the internet," police sources said. The note had an email address for the girl to contact him.
On the same day the accused made two calls on the room intercom. While he didn't speak the first time as the mother received the call, the second time when the girl answered, he again threatened her, police sources said.
"Upset, the girl filed a police complaint on Sunday," police sources said.
A police team led by Panaji PI N Raposo searched the hotel and zeroed in on the army officer. "On checking his laptop we found the girl's video stored in it. The accused admitted to transferring the clip from his mobile to the laptop," added police sources. They have attached both the mobile and the laptop.
May 12,2009, The Times of India, Goa edition
TNN
PANAJI: Panaji police arrested an army major on Monday for outraging the modesty of a 19-year-old Mumbai college student by filming her in the nude and using the footage to blackmail her.
Panaji police said that major Tarun Singh, 27, from New Delhi, presently posted at Corps Signal, Srinagar, filmed the 19-year-old girl who was on vacation along with her mother and aunt and staying in the same city hotel as Singh.
Singh, a bachelor, was on a holiday with his family — parents and sister — and the family had checked into a room adjacent to the victim's on May 9.
According to the police, at around 4.30 pm on May 9, Singh, from his room balcony leant over and dislodging the bathroom ventilator of the girl's room filmed her nude on his cellphone. "The girl got suspicious and informed her mother, but they didn't find anything. However, they received a call from a male on the room intercom at 1.30 am on May 10," police sources said.
The girl's mother answered the phone and the caller told the mother about possessing video of the girl in the nude and asked to meet her. The mother, however, declined and said that they would meet and discuss the situation in the morning.
"In the morning, when they opened the door, they found a note stating that the writer of the note had the girl's nude video and if she didn't meet him by 10 am on May 11, he would upload the footage on the internet," police sources said. The note had an email address for the girl to contact him.
On the same day the accused made two calls on the room intercom. While he didn't speak the first time as the mother received the call, the second time when the girl answered, he again threatened her, police sources said.
"Upset, the girl filed a police complaint on Sunday," police sources said.
A police team led by Panaji PI N Raposo searched the hotel and zeroed in on the army officer. "On checking his laptop we found the girl's video stored in it. The accused admitted to transferring the clip from his mobile to the laptop," added police sources. They have attached both the mobile and the laptop.
May 12,2009, The Times of India, Goa edition
Man dies after night out dancing
Man dies after night out dancing
TNN
PANAJI: A 34-year-old man danced himself to death at his Ukrainian girlfriend's house at Siolim on Sunday morning.
Anjuna police said that David Fernandes of Arpora, owner of the house, said that at 1 pm the body of Ali Merchant, resident of Bandra, Mumbai was found in the rented house of his 32-year-old Ukrainian girlfriend, who is a professional dancer.
Investigations revealed that Merchant was working as a project manager for builder Sumeet Chopra in Sangolda.
Police sources said that on Saturday, Merchant along with his girlfriend were seen at a popular night club till about 2 am. He then left the night club, went to the room and slept.
"At about 6 am, he went to his girlfriend's room with a liquor bottle and from 6 to 8 am they danced in the room. They then went to sleep in separate rooms. Later at 1 pm as he was not picking up his mobile phone, which was constantly ringing, she tried to wake him up, but he didn't move," said police sources. She called for the ambulance service, who on arrival declared Merchant dead.
Police said that the deceased was a habitual alcoholic and there was no injury on his body. A case of unnatural death has been registered and the body has been sent for a post-mortem.
May 12,2009, The Times of India, Goa edition
TNN
PANAJI: A 34-year-old man danced himself to death at his Ukrainian girlfriend's house at Siolim on Sunday morning.
Anjuna police said that David Fernandes of Arpora, owner of the house, said that at 1 pm the body of Ali Merchant, resident of Bandra, Mumbai was found in the rented house of his 32-year-old Ukrainian girlfriend, who is a professional dancer.
Investigations revealed that Merchant was working as a project manager for builder Sumeet Chopra in Sangolda.
Police sources said that on Saturday, Merchant along with his girlfriend were seen at a popular night club till about 2 am. He then left the night club, went to the room and slept.
"At about 6 am, he went to his girlfriend's room with a liquor bottle and from 6 to 8 am they danced in the room. They then went to sleep in separate rooms. Later at 1 pm as he was not picking up his mobile phone, which was constantly ringing, she tried to wake him up, but he didn't move," said police sources. She called for the ambulance service, who on arrival declared Merchant dead.
Police said that the deceased was a habitual alcoholic and there was no injury on his body. A case of unnatural death has been registered and the body has been sent for a post-mortem.
May 12,2009, The Times of India, Goa edition
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