MAPUSA: In a disturbing incident, a 24-year-old young woman was assaulted by three men, near Ram Mandir, Colvale, due to road rage confrontation. Police sources stated that the Alto car cut across the path of the scooter which led to an altercation between the driver of the car Devendra Tembkar, age 25 years and the young woman and her boyfriend who was riding pillion.
He called his friend Pankaj Sadekar r/o Ram nagar Colvale who came with a scooter GA 03 AL 4846, and one more unknown accused and started abusing complainant girl and her boyfriend and thereafter assaulted the complainant on her forehead and her boyfriend on left side of the forehead with fist blows, threatened them with dire consequences and fled away.
The young woman who works as a pharmacist was medically examined at North Goa District Hospital and was discharged after treatment of her injuries. Thereafter she filed a complaint at the Colvale Police Station.
The Colvale Police have taken swift action, identified their cell numbers and arrested the three accused. One accused was arrested at 2.30 am Monday and the others were arrested later. A First Information Report (FIR) against the accused individuals has been filed. The accused are identified as Pankaj Salgaonkar, Pankar Sadekar,both from Colvale, and Deven Temkar from Tivim.
The accused have been arrested under Sections 341(wrongful restraint), 504(abuse), 506(2) (threatening with dire consequences), 354(outraging modesty), 509(usage of vulgar words), 307(attempt to murder) and 324 (assault). The car has been seized by the police.
Further investigations are being carried out by PSI Kunal Naik, under the supervision of PI Vijay Rane and overall supervision of SDPO Jivba Dalvi.
