Friday, March 20, 2009

Two Anti-mining activist arrested by the Quepem police at the behest of the Mining Company

Quepem Police Friday arrested two brother and hardened anti mining activist from Colomba for commission of different section under the Indian penal Code. The Quepem police today morning at around 10.00 AM arrested Motes Antao at Tilamol Quepem while he was driving his truck.

The police stopped the truck which Moteus was driving and taken him in custody. The police sources informed herald that based on the complaint filed by one Ganesh Velip on 29/1/2009 over the incident taken place on 9/1/2009 the Quepem police booked Motes under section 353,504 and 506 r/w. 34 of IPC for giving abusive words to a court bailiff and taken him in custody today

However in the bail application moved by said Motes claimed that on the day of the alleged incident he was not yet all present at the residence. He claimed that he has been falsely booked at the instance of Fomento Mining Company whose summons the Court bailiff had gone to serve to the villagers.

Meanwhile the Quepem Police also piked up his brother Tedos Antao while he was waiting for a bus at Tilamol to go to work. The allegation on said Tedos was that he has restrained one Yeshwant Salunke Security guard of Hiralal Khodidas mine on 13/9/2008 and was booked under section 341, 323, 427, 506(ii) r/w. 34 of IPC.

That both brother Motes Antao and Tedos Antao has been released by the Judicial Magistrate Sanguem on personal bond of Rs.5000/- and upon furnishing like amount surety by both of them.

John Fernanades

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