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Udupi Congress Leader David D'Souza Murder: Three Arrested, One Shot
On August 7, a man named David D'Souza, who was the head of his village council, a Congress party leader, and a contractor, was shot while walking to his car after visiting his office in Mudrangadi.
Two people on a motorcycle shot him in the head with a gun, and he sadly died.
He was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Police started looking for the people who did it and learned that three suspects were on a bus travelling to Bhatkal.
Police stopped the bus near Byndoor and chased the men when they tried to run away.
One suspect, Raju, pushed a police officer and fired a gun at him, so police shot Raju in the leg to protect themselves.
Raju is now in the hospital, and police caught the other two suspects in other towns with the help of local police.
Police also found the motorcycle used in the attack and the gun.
They believe the killing was connected to a money dispute over construction work with a company from another state and that someone may have been hired to do it.
Police are still investigating who planned and paid for the attack.
David D'Souza, former Panchayat president and Congress leader, was shot in the head and killed on August 7 in Mudrangadi, Udupi.
Three accused — Raju (42), Ajay Rastogi alias Anmol (23), and Ziaul Wazul Sheikh alias Deepak (38) — were arrested after their bus was intercepted near Byndoor.
Raju allegedly pushed PSI Tejaswi and fired a pistol at him during the arrest; police shot him in the leg in self-defence.
Police seized the pistol and the motorcycle allegedly used in the murder, which had been abandoned at Yermal.
Police suspect a financial dispute over construction work with an out-of-state company and believe a contract was given to kill D'Souza.
- Who
- David D'Souza, former Panchayat president, Congress leader and contractor; accused Raju (Uttar Pradesh), Ajay Rastogi alias Anmol (Uttarakhand), and Ziaul Wazul Sheikh alias Deepak (Bihar).
- What
- D'Souza was shot in the head with a pistol by motorcycle-borne assailants; three suspects were arrested, with one shot in the leg during the operation.
- Where
- At his Prince Enterprises office in the St Xavier's Church Complex in Mudrangadi, Udupi (one report's headline described the location as a church complex in Padubidri); the suspects' bus was intercepted at Ottinene near Byndoor.
- When
- August 7, at around 3.45 pm.
- Why
- Police suspect a financial dispute between D'Souza and an out-of-state company over construction work, and believe a contract was given to kill him.
Key facts
- Victim
- David D'Souza, former Panchayat president, Congress leader and contractor
- Incident
- Shot in the head with a pistol by motorcycle-borne assailants
- Date and Time
- August 7, around 3.45 pm
- Location
- Prince Enterprises office, St Xavier's Church Complex, Mudrangadi, Udupi; bus intercepted at Ottinene near Byndoor
- Accused Arrested
- Raju (42, Uttar Pradesh), Ajay Rastogi alias Anmol (23, Uttarakhand), Ziaul Wazul Sheikh alias Deepak (38, Bihar)
- Suspected Motive
- Financial dispute over construction work with an out-of-state company; suspected contract killing
- Injured
- Kaup PSI Tejaswi and accused Raju, both treated at Udupi District Hospital
- Evidence Seized
- Pistol and motorcycle used in the murder, abandoned at Yermal










