PCA faults police for attack on Babush, family
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, APRIL 26
The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has found a prima facie case of gross misconduct and abuse of power by 14 policemen in a case relating to attack on Education Minister Atanasio Monseratte.
The PCA has also directed an inquiry into the complaint filed by Monseratte against 14 police officials for “atrocities” committed against him and his family after the stoning incident at the Panjim police station.
On February 19, 2008, a morcha led by Monseratte turned violent with activists attacking the Panjim police station leaving several policemen and policewomen injured. Reacting angrily to the attack on their colleagues, some policemen led by senior officials swung into action and ransacked his residences at Miramar and Taleigao.
According to the complaint filed with PCA, the police “arrested and physically tortured” him, his son, wife, then Panjim mayor Tony Rodrigues and his other supporters.
Monseratte later filed a complaint against 14 officials – Superintendent of Police Neeraj Thakur IPS, three DySPs Mohan Naik, Subash Goltekar and Shamba Sawant, three PIs Sudesh Naik, C L Patil and Gurudas Gawde, two PSIs Parab and Satish Gawde, head constable Ramesh Gawas, Constables (PC) Sushant Korgaonkar, Pramod Kalangutkar, Vasudev Kesarkar and Lady PC Savita Morje.
The order passed by the PCA chairman Justice Dr Eurico Santana da Silva (rtd) found there was prima facie case of gross misconduct committed by the officers.
“We have gone through the material on record and we are satisfied that from the very stand taken by the respondents with regard to the relevant facts allegedly involving the concerned police officers, a prima facie case of gross misconduct and / or abuse of power appears to have been committed by them which by itself would merit further action,” the order reads.
Further the order says, “Hence we direct the complaint should proceed against them for the purpose of ascertaining the truth of the matter.”
PCA faults police for attack on Babush, family
PANJIM, APRIL 26 The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) has found a prima facie case of gross misconduct and abuse of power by 14 policemen in a case relating to attack on Education Minister Atanasio Monseratte.
