Goa Serial killing (10 Bodies in 48 Hours)

News on India Tv: The toll in the mysterious pile-up of bodies in Goa rose to ten on Wednesday evening with two children being found dead. This followed the recovery of ten bodies since Monday from various parts of Panaji, raising a suspicion that a serial killer could be on the loose. On October 12, the burnt bodies of two women were found near Panaji within a radius of 15 km. The next day, two more women were found dead near Panaji within a radius of 10 km. One body was burnt and the other decomposed. The naked body of a woman and that of a man clad in trousers were recovered from the Mandovi river this morning. By the evening, the bodies of two children were also found.

“A post-mortem is being conducted by a panel of doctors,” said Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat. Four out of the five dead women were in the age group of 25 to 28. Of the five bodies, three were burnt. The culprit seems to have taken special care to burn the victims’ faces, possibly to conceal their identities. Mineral water bottles with inflammable liquid were recovered from one of the crime spots. In the backdrop of a scare triggered by the recovery of the bodies, the state government today set up two Special Investigating Teams (SIT) to investigate the killings which the police suspect could be the handiwork of a serial killer. Crimes against women in Goa have been under the spotlight ever since the murder of British girl Scarlett Keeling and a Russian teenager. The latest murders have again put a question mark on the safety of residents and tourists who flock to Goa every year.

Yahoo News: Panaji, Oct 14 (PTI) The recovery of ten bodies, including that of seven young women, from here in the last three days has sent shock waves across the state ahead of the peak tourist season with the state police not ruling out the hand of a serial killer behind the murders. The incident comes months after police arrested notorious serial killer Mahanand Naik who had allegedly killed 18 young women after luring them with a promise to marry them. “We don”t rule out any possibility of serial killing in these murders. In case of Mahanand Naik, it was a systemic failure, which we are trying to mend,” Director General of Police B S Bassi told reporters here. Of the ten bodies, three were burnt after being killed and all the women are in their early stages of life, with one as young as four-year-old. Noting that the recent murders have striking similarities with the Naik case, the DGP said, “We have learnt lessons from Mahanand case which will not be repeated.

We are saddened, but at the same time Goa police has been doing wonderful job in protecting people. Records available with the police indicate that there are 18 people who have been missing in the last fortnight. The DGP said that the current series of deaths are being investigated “from all possible angles”. He was addressing a media conference along with Chief Minister Digamber kamat and Home Minister Ravi Naik. However, the officer rubbished the statement that Goa is unsafe for women. “Everyone is safe in Goa. Anyone can walk freely in Goa. There are no safety concerns which needs to be raised.