Priest's death: Family accuse police of hiding reports

Family members of priest and activist Father Bismarque Dias have accused the police of hiding crucial reports from them which disapproves of the theory that he had an accidental death due to drowning.
"Police (Crime Branch) are quoting several forensic reports to prove that it was not a murder. We had asked them the copies of the reports for our satisfaction but to our surprise police refused to give it," Mario Dias, younger brother of Father Bismarque told PTI today.
He said the family members want to show these reports to qualified doctors who will be able to give their opinion on it.

"We are surprised why the Police is hiding the reports from us," he said.
Father Bismarque, a green crusader who was part of several agitations in the state, was found dead in a rivulet on November 6 last year near his village of St Estevam, about 15 kms from here.
The family members and his friends have suspected that he was murdered.

Superintendent of Police (Crime Branch), Karthik Kashyap had earlier said that the priest was not murdered and died due to drowning.
"If there's nothing to hide, then why they are not showing us the reports?" Mario asked, adding that he has personally written to the Police department several times in this regard.

The family members are yet to take Dias's body, which is currently kept in a morgue of Goa Medical College and Hospital.
"There are several statements which are yet to be recorded. Police is not investigating the case properly," he alleged.
When contacted the SP, Kashyap was not available for comments.
However, a senior Crime Branch official said the case was still being investigated.
"The case is not closed. We are investigating it. There is no need for the family to jump to any conclusion," the official said on the condition of anonymity.