Agitated Power Dept employees demand action against assailants
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, APRIL 18
Agitated Power Department employees called on the Power Minister, Aleixo Sequeira demanding action against the culprits involved in the assault on employees at the Camurlim sub station on Saturday evening.
The employees met Sequeira at his residence at Manora-Raia on Sunday morning and demanded the immediate arrest of the guilty involved in the assault.
The Power Minister gave the employees a patient hearing and told them that he has been in contact with the Margao Sub Divisional Police Officer, DySP Umesh Gaonkar and Maina Curtorim PI Sidhant Shirodkar to nab the assailants.
Sequeira later told Herald that the police officers have promised to act immediately and said the employees will go to the police station for identification of the miscreants. “By tomorrow, I expect the police to nab all the culprits and put them behind bars. I have requested the staff to cooperate with the police and provide all details to the police to nab the culprits”, he added.
The Power Minister, however, made it quite clear to the staff that work in the Power Department should not be hampered because of the unfortunate incident, but at the same time asserted that no efforts would be spared to punish the guilty.
The incident happened on Saturday evening when the power linesmen were engaged in restoring lines damaged due to an accident. An altercation is believed to have ensued between a car owner and the linesmen over a petty matter.
One of the linesmen claimed that the car driver returned back moments later in the office with 8-10 persons in a car and van, and mercilessly beat up the power employees in the office.
When contacted, Maina Curtorim PI Sidhant Shirodkar informed that the police have arrested three persons Rohidas Borkar, Christie D’Souza and Johnson Dias for the assault on the power employees William Colaco, Seby Colaco and Andrew Fernandes.
PI Shirodkar said the police are on the look out for the remaining persons involved in the attack.
Further investigations are on.
