MARGAO: Bailancho Ekvott president Auda Viegas has appreciated the fact that the Inspector General of Prisons has accepted her objections and cancelled the parole given to Mahanand Naik.
“Good behaviour cannot be a criterion to get parole as good behaviour is not defined,” Veigas said and added that the mentality of the prisoner should also be checked.
Viegas demanded that there should be a proper system to grant parole to criminals.
Stating that “being a very good pump operator” was the good behaviour attributed to Mahanand, Viegas said that she has asked for a report of the committee that decides on parole.
She pointed out that there were no stringent conditions imposed upon him while out on parole and no arrangements were made to provide security to the lone surviving victim and her family.
Auda pointed out that Mahanand had once tried to escape from the Mapusa court during trial.
“Besides he has written a letter to the lone surviving victim threatening to kill her and at the same time saying he wants to marry her,” Viegas said.
In addition to this, she pointed out that Mahanand used to call the survivor via mobile while in jail and added that a complaint to this effect is lodged with the Calangute Police Station.
“If he could do much while being in jail one can imagine what he will do when out of jail and that is why the families of all his victims are against parole being granted to him,” she said.
Mahanand was charge sheeted in 16 cases of which he is convicted in three cases and acquitted in 9 others. He is presently serving two life sentences for two murders and seven years in a rape case.
“Though he was acquitted in some cases on technical grounds, they do not imply that he was innocent,” said Auda.
She pointed out that one case is still under investigation as the missing girl has not been traced till date even though Mahanand was acquitted in the case filed against him for murdering the sister.
Pointing out that he was raping and killing girls from 1994 to 2009, Auda questioned the logic of the priest, who wanted to stand surety for him and keep him in a church where women frequent bedecked with gold.
