Police Complaint Authority calls for further action
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, NOV 27
The State Police Complaint Authority has called for further action in respect of the complaint filed by social activist Anthony D’Silva against Margao Police Inspector Santosh Desai.
“We have gone through the facts on record and heard both the petitioner Anthony D’Silva and the respondent PI Santosh Desai. In view of the contradicting stand taken by both parties on material facts which may be relevant to adjudicate the complaint, we direct that further action be taken in order to ascertain the truth of the matter, ordered SPCA Chairman Justice Dr Eurico Santana da Silva.
Briefing newsmen, Anthony D’Silva said the preliminary order pronounced by the SPCA proves beyond doubt that picking up of any citizen and detaining him at the police station for hours in a shabby manner is no more an unchallenged act of the police.
“I am happy for the people of Goa that my complaint has been accepted and admitted for arguments”, he said.
D’Silva had complained to the SPCA that he was detained by the Margao police on Independence Day while he was peacefully seating near the Margao Municipal garden.
He contended that the police after detaining him at the police station did not allow him to celebrate the Independence Day function at the District Collectorate building nor allowed him to even call his family or lawyer to convey to them about his detention.
Incidentally, PI Desai in his reply to the complaint, has contended that D’Silva was not detained by the police, but had come to the police station on his own.
Saying that he has not committed any illegal act, PI Desai said complainant D’Silva is at fault since no permission was obtained for his activity.
“Though he was asked by me to go towards Kamat Hotel on grounds of security reasons, he had left the place and went to the police station and created problem”, PI Desai claimed.
