Moti Dongor violence accused denied bail

MARGAO, JAN 21 
The South Goa sessions court on Friday rejected the bail application s filed by accused Bashir Shaikh and three others in the Moti Dongor attack case.
The four accused were later remanded to six day police custody.
The Margao police had vehemently opposed the bail application filed by Bashir Shaikh on grounds that is a habitual offender and was the main accuse d in the swords seizure case.
In fact, while opposing the bail plea, the Margao police had submitted that investigations into the attack case would suffer as the police are yet to recover the sword, iron rod and the spray used by the accused in the case.
Margao Police Station incharge, PI Santosh Desai later informed Herald that the Judicial Magistrate First class on Friday has remanded the four accused persons to six days police custody.
He said the Margao police would now interrogate the accused persons to recover the weapon of offense, including the sword, iron rod and the spray.
Incidentally, the Margao police had contended before the Sessions court that witnesses are not forthcoming to give account of the assault case as the accused has spread terror in the locality.