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erican tourist Caitan Vholte, 30, died in Goa while he was allegedly chased down by the locals and the police after he started misbehaving with the locals. Sources informed that Ciatan was mentally unstable and at about 1.30pm on Tuesday dumped his bag in a house at Deulwada in Korgao in Pernem and started misbehaving with the locals. Sources also informed that he tried to grab the keys of some of the scooters in the locality. Later he rushed to the main junction in the village and started behaving abnormally which scared the women in the locality. Locals tried to tame him and bring him under control. He then at about 2.30 pm rushed towards the other ward of the village at Toombwada the distance of about 1.5 kilometers. At Toobwada he rushed in the paddy fields which are ploughed and filled with the water for cultivation purposes. Sources informed that he was chased by the locals and beaten up in the khazan land (muddy fields). Police informed that in the scuffle Caitan consumed mud and he was chocked up with mud and his conditions were deteriorating. Police pulled him from the fields with the help of ropes and he was rushed to the local government hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Pernem police informed that the case of unnatural death has been registered and the dead body has been sent to Goa medical college and hospitals at Bambolim for preservation. Pernem police are further investigating the case. The issue was raised in the assembly which is session on Wednesday by the leader of opposition Pratapsingh Rane. Chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar told the house that he has heard about the incident. "I was told that people chased him for a long distance, he fell into khazan land and died choked on sludge. Parsekar made the statement while responding to opposition leader Pratapsing Rane's query at the beginning of the question. Rane said he had got the news that a foreign tourist was killed by locals and police. "If this is the case, what will happen to tourism" Rane said.