PANJIM, JUNE 30
Panjim police on Wednesday arrested five accused in connection with the assault on rag pickers, who were beaten up at the sorting station in St Inez and Campal, last week.
Police stated that accused – Laxman Kumbhari, Kalesh Ranangi, Ramesh Pujari, Maruti Amigol and Sajjad Sheikh, all in their twenties were arrested under Section 387 and 323 of IPC read with 34.
All the accused are from Caranzalem and St Inez and were allegedly involved in beating up a group of rag pickers who refused to cough up extortion money to them. All accused have been remanded to two days police custody.
The arrest came after Corporation of the City of Panjim lodged a police complaint on Tuesday against an unknown group.
The garbage lifting contractor had stopped the work after the assault. CCP on Tuesday had assured police protection following which the garbage was cleared from the city.
