VASCO: PSI Prashant Bhagat, who was assaulted on his right hand with an axe and is presently undergoing treatment at GMC Bambolim, had to actually bear the brunt of a feud between the Indian Navy officials attached to INS Hansa and Dourado family, who have been living at Bimbvel(Hansa) beach since last several decades.
Inacio Dourado (61), who has been arrested on charges of attempting murder by the Vasco police along with his three family members on Sunday early morning has been living at in a small two-room house built on a private property near Hansa beach in Vasco, but without an electricity or water connection and their feud with Navy has been long standing issue (highlighted by Herald on February 14). However, Inacio just shot himself in the foot, by his act of assaulting PSI Bhagat using an axe, has thereby given an opportunity to the Navy officials to make strong case against the family.
As always, there are different versions emerging out of what happened that night. Rumours are making rounds that probably Navy may have planned the whole fire incident episode so as to target the family and to evict then from the area. It is for the police to find out the truth behind the case but it is for sure that PSI Bhagat had to bear the brunt as he was caught between long standing feud between Navy and Dourado family.
Meanwhile, sources in the Vasco police informed that the on Saturday evening (the day when incident was reported) Mario Dourado (38) the younger son of Inacio Dourado, was stopped by the naval officials from entering the gate to proceed towards his home. He later made hue and cry and was later brought to the Vasco Police Station but was later released by the police and Mario was later granted entry inside the naval gate and the incidents of fire and assault were reported in the night where Dourado family also allegedly obstructed the police team from discharging their lawful duties. During police interrogation, none from Dourado family accepted their involvement in the fire incident.
Herald sources informed that the naval authorities in past have rarely sought any help from local administration including police or state fire force during any fire incident reported inside the naval area. Even in January this year when a MiG-29 K fighter jet of the navy crashed while taking off for a routine sortie at INS Hansa, navy officials did not asked for any support from local administration. However, on Saturday night, naval officials immediately sought help from the police as well as from state fire and this act of theirs has raised suspicion.
