Larthy charge on the villagers of Copelabhat without orders from Dy-Collector

The larthy charge done on the agitating villagers of copelabhat on 17/12/2008 by the Quepem police headed by P.I. Santosh Dessai is illegal and unjustifiable as there was no order for larthy charge from the Dy-Collector Venancio Furtardo.

The villager in a press note stated that they got the information from the Dy-Collector of Quepem under Right to Information Act stating that there was no order to the police for larthy charge.

With regard to the justification by south Goa Collector G.P. Naik over the larthy charge by the police on the villagers of copelabhat through a section of press the villagers claimed
that “ South Goa is unfortunate to have collector of such a caliber who justify illegalities." The press note states that "south Goa people should not be surprise if the Collector justifies every illegal acts that takes place in the near future."

The press note further reads that the Quepem police headed by Santosh Dessai done larthy on the peaceful demonstrating villagers and later arrested them . To digest the larthy charge they charge the agitators with false offences including offence under section 307 on one of the agitators. "The Quepem police headed by Santosh Dessai are the agents of the mining companies and in order to fulfill the agents duties the Quepem police are doing larthy on the peaceful citizen and books them under false offences" reads the press note further. The press note further states that "the police are the first criminals in the society."

It may be recalled that on 17/12/2008 the Quepem police larthy charged on the agitating villagers of Copelabhat who were agitating over the issue of causing dust pollution by the mining truck. However the Quepem police headed by P.I. Santosh Dessai along with Dy-Collector Venancio Furtado denied that there was larthy charge on the agitating villagers of Copelabhat but came with a stand that the villagers were just lifted and arrested. However when they were caught up in a camera and the South Goa Collector G.P. Naik through section of local press justified the larthy charge.

They demanded justice and action against the erring officers.