Mangaluru man’s body exhumed 3 months after burial following murder complaint

The body of 86-year-old Albert Rego was exhumed from a church cemetery in Mangaluru on September 26, nearly three months after his death, following a murder complaint. Rego, a resident of Kottara First Cross, died on July 19, and his friend Herald Pereira registered a murder case with the Urwa police on September 5. The complaint alleged that Rego was subjected to physical and mental harassment over property-related disputes and suspected foul play in his death.

The police are awaiting the post-mortem report and have initiated a fresh investigation, collecting samples for forensic examination.

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