David D’Souza Murder: Arrested Accused Shot After Opening Fire at Cops
The accused attacked the personnel while being brought after his arrest and snatched the service weapon and opened fire. The Police fired at his leg in self defense, police said
Udupi: Police fired at a Mumbai gangster after he allegedly snatched a service weapon and opened fire. He had been arrested in connection with the murder of businessman David D’Souza and was being brought when the incident occurred.
The accused, Anuj Patil (35), was shot in the leg and admitted to the District Government Hospital in Udupi.
Patil was arrested between 6 am and 6.30 am on Monday in the Hebri police station limits. According to police, he attacked the personnel while being brought after his arrest and snatched the service weapon of Kollur PSI Vinay. He allegedly opened fire with the weapon, following which Kundapur PSI Nanjanayak fired at his leg in self-defence.
According to the Police probe, Patil had arranged three shooters to kill D’Souza.
D’Souza, the owner of Prince Enterprises and also a local Congress leader, was shot dead at around 3.45 pm on August 7 at the St Xavier Church Complex at Mudrangady in Kapu taluk. Two men arrived on a motorcycle and the pillion rider shot D’Souza in the head with a pistol.
The Shirva police registered a murder case and launched an investigation. Police have so far arrested 10 persons in connection with the case, including Patil.
Police said Patil had been operating in Mumbai and had been absconding since 2017. A case under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) has also been registered against him.
Patil has 11 criminal cases registered against him — four in Maharashtra, five in Gujarat, one in Daman and Diu and one in Karnataka. Ten of these cases are under the Arms Act, police said.