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CALANGUTE: Two persons were arrested by Calangute Police for allegedly assaulting the son of a Calangute Village Panchayat member at Baga in the wee hours of Saturday.
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Calangute Police said, “The incident occurred at around 2.30 am. An offence under Sections 504, 323 IPC and Section 8 of Goa Children’s Act was registered at 6.45 am after Calangute Panch Mathias D’Souza lodged a complaint that his son had been assaulted by two security guards of a beachside hotel at Baga. The accused have also claimed that they were assaulted.”
D’Souza, who owns a beach shack, said his son along with a companion after watching a movie had gone to their beach shack near the crowded Tito’s lane for a late meal. On their way back, they were suddenly assaulted by two security staff of a beachside hotel for no reason, due to which they received minor injuries.
The accused, Sachin Chawan, a resident of Calangute and Arun Chawan, a resident of Arady, Candolim, both natives of Bijapur, Karnataka, were arrested at 9 am, remanded in judicial custody and later released.
