Goa is like heaven for national and international tourists, but there are some cases in which the name of Goa is spoiled. One such case was the murder of Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin, who was brutally murdered on 13 March 2017 at Canacona. Canacona police arrested the accused Vikat Bhagat and a chargesheet was filed. The Margao District and Sessions Court had framed charges against Vikat Bhagat for raping and murdering Danielle and also for theft and destruction of evidence. Accused Vikat Bhagat pleaded not guilty and the trial began. During the trial, the Prosecution has argued that -Danielle had come to Canacona to celebrate the Holi festival She was last seen with accused Vikat Bhagat. After taking Danielle at an isolated place between the Canacona and Agonda beaches and Vikat Bhagat tried to force himself on the victim When Danielle resisted, accused Vikat Bhagat hit her on the head with a beer bottle, and then he raped badly injured Danielle and then strangulated her to death. Vikat took the belongings of Danielle and left the crime spot and later police recovered those belongings on the instance of accused vikat Bhagat Blood stains were found on Vikat's scooter The trial was in-camera, means no person other than the connected persons were allowed to remain present in the court, but Prudent has learnt from reliable sources about the major points of defence. The points in defence are- Danielle was very friendly and close with Vikat Bhagat for long time, hence there was no motive of rape or murder There was a huge time gap between 'the time given by the witness who saw Danielle with Vikat Bhagat for the last time' and 'when her body was found', hence possibility can not be ruled out that somebody else killed Danielle in the meantime The forensic report of the blood stains found on Vikat Bhagat's scooter does not confirm to be of either the victim or the accused The police planted the belongings of Danielle and later claimed to recover on instance of the accused The trial court is set to pronounce judgment on 13th February. #Goa #breakingnews #Goanews #DanielleMcLaughin PRUDENT MEDIA GOA | Most Popular Goa News Channel Check out latest news on Goa, Politics, Business, Cricket, Technology, Automobile, Lifestyle & Health and Travel. #Goa_news_channel #konkani_news #Konkani_Goa_News_Live_Today Subscribe on youtube ► https://goo.gl/taiJmn More on https://www.prudentmedia.in Download Goa’s No. 1 News Channel Mobile App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=in.PrudentMedia&hl;=en_IN&showAllReviews;=true Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/prudentmedia Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/prudentgoa

• published: 12 Feb 2025
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