PANJIM: The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court
rejected the interim relief petition of Assagao House Demolition accused Pooja
Sharma. Despite the lower court rejecting her anticipatory bail and the High
court rejecting her interim relief from arrest petition Goa police have not
arrested her, despite 22 days having passed after the house demolition. The
public prosecutor has argued that Pooja Sharma is part of the conspiracy and
that it depends on the Goa Police to arrest her. So Why are they not arresting
Pooja Sharma?
Following is the sequence of events in Assagao House
demolition and kidnapping case upto DGP’s Transfer:
June 22 – The house
of Pradeep Agarwadekar in Assagao was
partially demolished using a JCB machine.
The Agarwadekar family was evicted by bouncers , and Prinsha
Agarwadekar filed a complaint against Pooja Sharma with the Anjuna police.
June 23 – Protests erupted at all levels regarding the
Assagao house demolition case. Social
workers and opposition party leaders visited the incident site.
June 23 – A case under IPC Sections 365 and 427 (r/w 34 )
was filed against Pooja Sharma at the Anjuna
police station.
June 25- Arshad Paja
and JCB operator Pradeep Rana were arrested by Anjuna police for bringing bouncers and bulldozers
to the scene.
June 25- Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, returning from Delhi,
visited the site at night and met with the Agarwadekar family. He promised a
thorough inquiry by the Chief Secretary
and strict punishment for the culprits.
June 26 – Following a Cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister
addressed the media, promising that the PWD
would start repair work on the house within three days.
June 26- The crime investigation was handed over to the
Crime Branch, with the Chief Secretary also conducting an inquiry.
June 27 – Three officers from the Anjuna police station were suspended in connection
with the demolition:
Police Inspector Prashal Naik Desai and PSIs Sanket Pokhre
and Nitin Naik were suspended. This action was based on an inquiry report
submitted by the State Chief Secretary.
June 28 – A statement allegedly given by suspended Inspector
Prashal Naik Desai to the North Goa Police Superintendent went viral.
In it, Desai made serious allegations against the Director
General of Police (DGP) Jaspal Singh, claiming that the house was demolished on the DGP’s orders and that there
were threats of action if the vandalism was stopped.
The Agarwadekar family announced the withdrawal of their
complaint, but the Chief Minister ordered the investigation to continue.
June 29 – There was
widespread outrage against DGP Jaspal Singh following Desai’s viral comments.
Opposition leaders demanded the immediate suspension of the DGP.
Goa Chief Secretary Punit Kumar Goyal wrote to the Home
Ministry recommending the transfer of DGP Jaspal Singh.
June 30 – The main
accused, Pooja Sharma, was summoned by the Crime Branch and ordered to appear
before the police by July 1.
July 1 – Pooja Sharma filed an application for pre-arrest
bail in the Sessions Court. The hearing was postponed several times.
July 10- The Sessions Court rejected Pooja Sharma’s anticipatory bail application, acknowledging the need for
police custody interrogation.
July 12-
Controversial DGP Jaspal Singh was transferred to Delhi, with Alok Kumar
appointed as the new DGP of the state.
July 12- On the same day, Pooja Sharma filed another
application in HC for interim relief
from arrest . HC denied pooja’s application.
