India, Feb. 18 -- A discarded bag with torn clothes and a broken glass was the key evidence that led to the conviction of Vikat Bhagat in the 2017 rape and murder of an Irish tourist in Goa, reveals Monday's court order.

Bhagat, 31, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and murdering the 28-year-old tourist at Palolem in South Goa, had pleaded not guilty in the case and claimed that he was in a "relationship" with the victim and had no reason to murder her.

However, sessions judge Kshama Joshi found him guilty of rape and murder, noting that items similar to those found in the bag the police recovered at his instance were also found at the scene of offence.

It included a piece of torn undergarment and broken spectacles - pa...