38-year-old killed by paramour in Margao

MARGAO: A 38-year-old widower was done to death by his paramour on Wednesday night at Chovtho, Davondem, Margao. Acting swiftly, Margao police on Thursday arrested Rammy Chauvan, 30, on charges of murdering Somana Hanumanta Naik, who assumed the name ‘Melwyn’ after he married a Christian woman.
Police sources said that Naik was residing with Chauvan and her two children in a hut located in the fields at Davondem for the last four years.On Thursday morning, the police were informed about a body lying in the hut, following which the Margao town police recovered the body and began investigations.
Police sources said that Chauvan, who initially feigned ignorance about Naik’s murder, later broke down upon sustained police interrogation and admitted to the crime. The accused was arrested under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
“Though the deceased and the accused were staying together for the last four years, they were not on good terms and frequently quarreled. Naik often used to often abuse and beat up Chauvan in a bout of drunken stupor. On Wednesday night, Naik came home heavily drunk and had an altercation with Chauvan after which he fell asleep,” Margao town PI C L Patil told reporters.
Perhaps finding it too much to bear with Naik’s abusive behavior, Chauvan decided to get rid of her partner. Finding him asleep, Naik lifted a laterite stone she found nearby and dropped it right on Naik’s face, thereby severely injuring his nose. “Being in an inebriated state, Chauvan was left with hardly any chance to save himself,” Patil said.
A resident of Seraulim, Naik was working in a bar at Fatorda. A father of two, Naik started staying with Chauvan, a widow, after his wife’s death, alongwith her two kids. Both were natives of Hubli, Karnataka.