Mala resident detained for assault
PANJIM: One Saroj Kumar, a resident of Mala was Friday detained under preventive measure by the Panjim Town Police Station for allegedly assaulting and threatening his roommate. According to complainant Simon Pinho, the accused abused, threatened and beat him early Saturday morning. He said that Kumar also used some weapons to attack him, but he managed to escape and rushed to the police station to lodge a complaint. Both ~ victim and accused share a common rented house with separate rooms. Panjim police said Kumar was detained under Section 151 CrPC and will be produced before the Magistrate. A non-cognizable case under Sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC has been booked against the accused, who is reportedly a native of Orissa.
Police yet to remove newsletter
PANJIM: Although the Goa Police have admitted that a juvenile delinquent was ‘mistakenly’ identified in their quarterly newsletter released earlier this month, the department is yet to remove it from its official website. The newsletter’s third issue had identified a 14-year-old member of Trichur-based Rs 10 note gang, who along with another was arrested by Panjim police in a theft case this February. Director General of Police O P Mishra has conceded the mistake, stating that ‘it was not deliberate’. However, the eight-page publication is yet to be withdrawn from Goa police’s official website www.goapolice.gov.in. Meanwhile, State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has written to the department condemning the insensitive attitude of the police force towards dealing with matters related to minors.
Calangute local averts fire tragedy
CALANGUTE: Alert action by a local prevented a major tragedy, when a fire broke out after a group of irresponsible Andhra Pradesh tourists began cooking in a guesthouse at Calangute on Saturday. According to sources, a group of tourists from AP were to check-in at two separate rooms, but were asked to rest in one guest room as they wanted to refresh themselves. The tourists hurriedly brought in their gas cylinder and stove and started cooking in the guestroom.
A fire broke out in the guestroom and the panic-stricken tourists fled from the room without switching off the cylinder or stove. However, a local kept his cool and quickly removed the gas stove and cylinder from the room, thereby averting a major tragedy. Locals then alerted the fire services and fire tenders from Pilerne-Saligao extinguished the fire, while a Mapusa fire tender also went to the site.
The guest room owner has estimated the loss of property at Rs 1.5 lakh.
Cops probing into kidnap charge
MARGAO: Margao police are investigating into a complaint lodged by Goan Seamen Association of India President Dixon Vaz that he had received a call from an anonymous caller threatening to kidnap his family.
In his complaint, Vas claimed that the anonymous threatened of dire consequences if he continues his work for the Goan seamen. “
Along with my complaint, I have submitted the mobile number of the anonymous caller to the Margao police for investigations”, Vaz said, while demanded that the police take his complaint to the logical conclusion.
Condemning the incident, the Goan Seamen Association of India has demanded action by the police to bring the culprit to book.
Copy of the complaint lodged by Vaz has been forwarded to the office of the Chief Minister for necessary action.
Navelim forum postpones meet
MARGAO: The Navelim Civic & Consumer Forum has postponed its April general meting to May 5 at 10.30 am in Rosary high school classroom, Navelim.
Secretary Joseph L Vaz stated that the meeting has been postponed since it clashes with the Navelim panchayat gram sabha.
