PANJIM: Even after three days, police are yet to make headway into the case of body parts of an infant found at Mandur in Tiswadi taluka.
Speaking to O Heraldo, Agasaim PI Anant Gaonkar said, “The rest of the body part has not been found yet. Services of forensic experts were made available and sniffer dogs were pressed into service in a bid to obtain the trail. Doctors also visited the spot,” he said adding that the post-mortem of the two limbs recovered, will be conducted on Tuesday, June 18.
The Agasaim Police had registered an offence against unidentified person/s accused for concealing the birth of a newborn infant and secretly disposing of the body at Mandur.
On Saturday late evening, the Agasaim police received an information that at Mandur-Dongrim locality, near the sluice gate, limbs of a newborn were found, which were prima facie bitten by animals.
The police immediately rushed to the site and conducted the panchanama. A casa under Section 318 of IPC has been registered in this connection. Further investigation is in progress with LPSI Nehanda Tavares under the guidance of Agasaim PI Anant Gaonkar.
Director General of Police (DGP) Jaspal Singh on Sunday had disclosed that the limbs found at Mandur were of stillborn foetus which was disposed of improperly and not of an infant as had been quoted by the media.
Meanwhile, the Goa police have come under severe criticism for the statement that it was ‘not a serious case’.
Reacting sharply to the statement, Goa Forward Party president and MLA Vijai Sardesai said, “They are body parts of a human being and that too an infant, not spare parts of a rundown vehicle. This is a complete insensitive remarks made by the officials concerned. Whoever has made this remark has to be taken to task by the Home Minister.”
“This is an insensitive remark by the Goa Police. The police officer who made this statement should be immediately taken off the duty. DGP should quickly act on this,” the Congress party demanded.
NGO demands thorough, transparent probe
MARGAO: Bailancho Ekvott, an NGO, has demanded a comprehensive investigation into the recent discovery of infant remains at Tari Vaddo-Mandur.
The NGO has also urged the authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the discovery.
The NGO expressed deep concern over the incident and called for accountability to be established swiftly.
In a letter addressed to the police, Auda Viegas, President of Bailancho Ekvott, emphasised that the recent incident involving the discovery of infant remains at Tari Vaddo-Mandur cannot be dismissed as unimportant.
Viegas underscored the gravity of the situation, urging the authorities to treat the matter with utmost seriousness and conduct a thorough investigation.
“Time and again, we have alerted the Goa government to the alarming trend of infants being abandoned and dumped by the roadside—a matter of grave concern,” she said.
She stated that such lapses in investigation can lead to more heinous crimes, such as murder.
“A stitch in time saves nine,” as the saying goes. The finding of an infant’s feet is indicative of foeticide or infanticide and demands a comprehensive investigation until proven otherwise, Viegas added.
