From,
Mr. Franky Rebello,
r/o. Copelabhat, Deao,
Quepem-Goa.
Date:2/2/2009.
To,
The DGP, Police Headquarters,
Panaji-Goa.
Sub: Complaint against P.C. Mohan Dessai.
Sir,
I the undersigned hereby lodge my complaint against police Constable Mohan Dessai attached to Quepem police Station which is as under:
That on 17/12/2008 the villagers of Copelabhat Deao came on the road to protest against the dust pollution they face.
That on 1/2/2009 at around 9.45PM the said police constable Mohan Dessai attached to quepem Police Station along with another three unknown person came to my house in a Maruti car . Said Mohan Dessai at which time was totally under the influence of liquor etered my house and informed my wife that from tomorrow my Job is gone as I am working for a company. He further threatened my wife that he can arrest me at any movement.
While leaving the house he informed my wife to appear me at the police station on 2/2/2009 at 9.00AM however he did not delivered any call letter. When said Mohan appeared at my house I was not present only my wife and aged parents were present.
I hereby stated that this is being done to threaten me and my family.
I hereby kindly requesting your goodself to investigate into the matter and action be initiated against said Mohan Dessai, P.C. attached to Quepem police station.
Yours Truly
s/d
( Franky Rebello )
Monday, March 30, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
With Advalpal forest under mining Wild boar attacks humans
With Advalpal forest under mining Wild boar attacks humans and this was the case with Shrimati Shetye, housewife from Advalpal was attacked by wild boar on March 22, 2009. She had gone to collect firewood when the wild boar ran towards her and jumped on her and ran away. She has sustained injuries to her right hand.
Thick Advalpal forests are at the receiving end of the greedy miners ruing forest. The mining companies that active in Advalpal in northern part of Goa includes Sesa Goa, Salgaoncars and Fomentos.
Shamsundar Naik
Thick Advalpal forests are at the receiving end of the greedy miners ruing forest. The mining companies that active in Advalpal in northern part of Goa includes Sesa Goa, Salgaoncars and Fomentos.
Shamsundar Naik
Support from Jharkhand
Dear Colleagues at MAND Goa and all the democratic people's movements of Goa
On behalf of our Alliance, Jharkhand Mines Area Coordination Committee JMACC we strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and torture while in custody of Motesh Antao by the Officer in charge of Quepem police station Goa.
We demand justice for Mr. Antao and the immediate arrest of the concern officer.
We Jharkhandis are in total solidarity with the organisations and activist resisting the plundering of natural resources of Goa.
In solidarity
Xavier Dias
Spokesperson
JMACC
On behalf of our Alliance, Jharkhand Mines Area Coordination Committee JMACC we strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and torture while in custody of Motesh Antao by the Officer in charge of Quepem police station Goa.
We demand justice for Mr. Antao and the immediate arrest of the concern officer.
We Jharkhandis are in total solidarity with the organisations and activist resisting the plundering of natural resources of Goa.
In solidarity
Xavier Dias
Spokesperson
JMACC
Forest official slaps Khotigao villager
Goa Forest department official today slapped Khotigao villager Panglo Velip of Pansulemoll while he was traveling on the road near his house. Villagers has rushed to the Canacona Police Station to lodge complaint against the forest official.
This is latest in the series of harassment to the forest based villagers specially tribal people.
Sebastian Rodrigues with input from Devidas Gaonkar
This is latest in the series of harassment to the forest based villagers specially tribal people.
Sebastian Rodrigues with input from Devidas Gaonkar
Qupem police on prowl again against Colamb activists against mining
Quepem police are back on the prowl to satisfy their mining masters. Yesterday at around 6.00 pm there was physical alteration at Cawrem village between two anti - mining activists Alcine Dias and Egyps D'Souza on the one hand and Rivona Panchayat member of Panchayat Ram Gaoncar who once upon a time in 2003 was opponent mining operated by Radha Timblo belonging to Badruddin Mavany mining lease but then surrendered himself and his land to Timblos pressure tactics.
When the two men Alcine and Egyps went to the Police station to register the complaint against Ram Gaoncar. Soon Timblo mining company Manager and another contractor of the Fomento mining company in Colamb swung into action and pressurised the police to register the case against Egyps D'Souza. A case was registered for assault and breach of Public Peace against Egyps. Egyps has been detained at the police station for the full one night and when the last reports came at 2.00 pm he was still not released nor was produced before the Quepem Deputy Collector as required.
On the contrary when Rama Velip went to meet Egyps at the Police station today afternoon he was arrested and forced to accept bail and move out of the police station case in one old case pertaining to blockade of the mining transport near Fomento mine. Colamb villagers has claims this as false case.
Further reports are awaited. Please call up the Quepem Police Station at phone number 08322662253 and inquire about the status on this matter.
Sebastian Rodrigues
When the two men Alcine and Egyps went to the Police station to register the complaint against Ram Gaoncar. Soon Timblo mining company Manager and another contractor of the Fomento mining company in Colamb swung into action and pressurised the police to register the case against Egyps D'Souza. A case was registered for assault and breach of Public Peace against Egyps. Egyps has been detained at the police station for the full one night and when the last reports came at 2.00 pm he was still not released nor was produced before the Quepem Deputy Collector as required.
On the contrary when Rama Velip went to meet Egyps at the Police station today afternoon he was arrested and forced to accept bail and move out of the police station case in one old case pertaining to blockade of the mining transport near Fomento mine. Colamb villagers has claims this as false case.
Further reports are awaited. Please call up the Quepem Police Station at phone number 08322662253 and inquire about the status on this matter.
Sebastian Rodrigues
Monday, March 23, 2009
Motesh Antao files complaint against Quepem Police
Motesh Antao,
H.No. 104/2, Colomba, Rivona,
Sanguem, Goa 403 705
Date: March 23, 2009
To,
The Director General of Police,
Panaji - Goa.
To,
Superintendent of Police,
South Goa, Margao.
To,
Chief Secretary,
Secretariat,
Porvorim.
To,
The National Human Rights Commission,
Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi, PIN 110001 Tel.No. 23384012 Fax No. 23384863 E-Mail: covdnhrc@nic.in, ionhrc@nic.in
Sub: Complaints against the P.I Devendra Gad and other policemen at Quepem Police Station for assault and harrasment
Sir,
On Friday dated 20/03/2009 at around 10:30am Havaldar Arvind (Batch no: 3100) stopped me at Tilamol - San Fattor, Quepem taluka due to traffic control police and asked for my license, I told him to issue give me challan (fine) if I am at fault. Instead of giving challan (fine) he called up the Quepem Police station and asked for a police control room vehicle and he send me near P.S.I. vehicle and he forced me inside the vehicle and took me in the police at Quepem Police Station, my truck was unlocked on the road they didn’t gave me time to lock it and informed to the truck owner that police has taken me in their custody. This was the first stage of Harassment to me.
In Police station I asked P.I why he arrested me and brought me over here at that time, he told me that I and other Colomba Villagers are not coming if police call And that’s why police has arrested me and brought over at Quepem Police station. He also said that there is a complaint against me and they send summons at my home and taken signature of my mother. I asked them to please show me the summons with signature of my mother but instead of showing me anything they said that once the case was register they can do anything to the accused. PI Gad told me that he does not need to serve any summons as after the case is registered, police can break the house and get me to the police station.
Afterwards they started doing their formalities of registering my arrest and put me into the lockup, I maintained silence to their the questions to me, at that time all police present at the station started threatening me and PI Devendra Gad told me that if I didn’t tell my name then they can declare me as terrorist and send me into the jail. A policemen in civil dress beat me up – one slap on my face and put me into the lockup at around 10:50am. I requested them that I am informing my family members but they didn’t allow me to use telephone and they confiscated my mobile.
Afternoon time at around 1:15pm they were taking me for medical test at Curchorem government health centre, on the way the police officials accompanying me bearing batch number 5512 accused me of being drunk. I told him back that I don’t drink. Because I told him back that I don’t drink he slapped me twice. In the meantime Police informed Ad. John Fernandes and police informed to my family members only in the evening at 6:00pm. Villagers of Colomba came at Quepem police station and released me on the bail at 7:45 pm.
I pray that inquiry be conducted on violation of my human rights and strict action be initiated against PI Devendra Gad and other police officials involved in harassing and assaulting me while in police custody at the Quepem Police Station on March 20, 2009.
Yours truly,
H.No. 104/2, Colomba, Rivona,
Sanguem, Goa 403 705
Date: March 23, 2009
To,
The Director General of Police,
Panaji - Goa.
To,
Superintendent of Police,
South Goa, Margao.
To,
Chief Secretary,
Secretariat,
Porvorim.
To,
The National Human Rights Commission,
Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi, PIN 110001 Tel.No. 23384012 Fax No. 23384863 E-Mail: covdnhrc@nic.in, ionhrc@nic.in
Sub: Complaints against the P.I Devendra Gad and other policemen at Quepem Police Station for assault and harrasment
Sir,
On Friday dated 20/03/2009 at around 10:30am Havaldar Arvind (Batch no: 3100) stopped me at Tilamol - San Fattor, Quepem taluka due to traffic control police and asked for my license, I told him to issue give me challan (fine) if I am at fault. Instead of giving challan (fine) he called up the Quepem Police station and asked for a police control room vehicle and he send me near P.S.I. vehicle and he forced me inside the vehicle and took me in the police at Quepem Police Station, my truck was unlocked on the road they didn’t gave me time to lock it and informed to the truck owner that police has taken me in their custody. This was the first stage of Harassment to me.
In Police station I asked P.I why he arrested me and brought me over here at that time, he told me that I and other Colomba Villagers are not coming if police call And that’s why police has arrested me and brought over at Quepem Police station. He also said that there is a complaint against me and they send summons at my home and taken signature of my mother. I asked them to please show me the summons with signature of my mother but instead of showing me anything they said that once the case was register they can do anything to the accused. PI Gad told me that he does not need to serve any summons as after the case is registered, police can break the house and get me to the police station.
Afterwards they started doing their formalities of registering my arrest and put me into the lockup, I maintained silence to their the questions to me, at that time all police present at the station started threatening me and PI Devendra Gad told me that if I didn’t tell my name then they can declare me as terrorist and send me into the jail. A policemen in civil dress beat me up – one slap on my face and put me into the lockup at around 10:50am. I requested them that I am informing my family members but they didn’t allow me to use telephone and they confiscated my mobile.
Afternoon time at around 1:15pm they were taking me for medical test at Curchorem government health centre, on the way the police officials accompanying me bearing batch number 5512 accused me of being drunk. I told him back that I don’t drink. Because I told him back that I don’t drink he slapped me twice. In the meantime Police informed Ad. John Fernandes and police informed to my family members only in the evening at 6:00pm. Villagers of Colomba came at Quepem police station and released me on the bail at 7:45 pm.
I pray that inquiry be conducted on violation of my human rights and strict action be initiated against PI Devendra Gad and other police officials involved in harassing and assaulting me while in police custody at the Quepem Police Station on March 20, 2009.
Yours truly,
Sd/-
Motesh Antao
Copy to
Gawda, Kunbi, Velip & Dhangar Federation (GAKUVED), Panaji – Goa.
Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA), Porvorim – Goa.
Goa Federation of Mines Affected People (GOAMAP), Siolim – Goa.
Ganv Ghar Rakhan Manch (GGRM), Benaulim - Goa
Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), Panaji - Goa
Motesh Antao
Copy to
Gawda, Kunbi, Velip & Dhangar Federation (GAKUVED), Panaji – Goa.
Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA), Porvorim – Goa.
Goa Federation of Mines Affected People (GOAMAP), Siolim – Goa.
Ganv Ghar Rakhan Manch (GGRM), Benaulim - Goa
Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP), Panaji - Goa
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
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
Motesh Antao Slapped on his face three times by Goa Police at Quepem while in their custody
Motesh Antao Slapped on his face three times by Goa Police at Quepem while in their custody today. Motesh Antao spoke to http://www.mandgoa.blogspot.com/ after being released on bail. First time he was slapped by a policeman in plain clothes at Quepem Police Station and second and third time he was slapped on face while being taken for medical examination at government health centre in Curchorem.
The main reason why Motesh was attacked by police is best known to the Goa's men in Khaki that live off from public taxes and today they indulged in human rights violations.
According to Motesh Antao, the strategy of police given to them by minng company is to prevent people from Colamb to attend Public meetings in Panjim on March 23, 2009. There is widespread public protest against the State and Fomento mining company that State government has bended backward to protect Cidade de Goa five star hotel owned by Fomentos by specially coming out with Ordinance to avoid Supreme Court and High Court order to demolish the part of the Hotel for causing illegalities.
Police has planned to prevent Colamb villagers from attending Monday public meetings in various ways. The main way is to detain section of the key villagers active in the movement against mining at Police station the whole day. It may be recalled Ganv Ghor Rakhan Manch (GGRM) and Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) has called for public meetings - one in the morning and second one in the evening - to protest the biases involved in the process of issuing of Ordinance few hours before the election code of conduct came into force in Goa. There is currently huge huge momentum building up against the Ordinance.
Sebastian Rodrigues
The main reason why Motesh was attacked by police is best known to the Goa's men in Khaki that live off from public taxes and today they indulged in human rights violations.
According to Motesh Antao, the strategy of police given to them by minng company is to prevent people from Colamb to attend Public meetings in Panjim on March 23, 2009. There is widespread public protest against the State and Fomento mining company that State government has bended backward to protect Cidade de Goa five star hotel owned by Fomentos by specially coming out with Ordinance to avoid Supreme Court and High Court order to demolish the part of the Hotel for causing illegalities.
Police has planned to prevent Colamb villagers from attending Monday public meetings in various ways. The main way is to detain section of the key villagers active in the movement against mining at Police station the whole day. It may be recalled Ganv Ghor Rakhan Manch (GGRM) and Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) has called for public meetings - one in the morning and second one in the evening - to protest the biases involved in the process of issuing of Ordinance few hours before the election code of conduct came into force in Goa. There is currently huge huge momentum building up against the Ordinance.
Sebastian Rodrigues
Goa Police, mining company targets Colamb village again
In the morning it was Motesh Antao who was arrested on the false charge of assaulting government servant and in the afternoon it is his brother Tedoz Antao who is arrested on the charges of assaulting security person of the mining company in his village. And, according to the latest information available police are planning to arrest six more Colamb villagers for their protest against open cast iron ore mining in the Colamb village for forcefully entering the Hiralal Khodidas mining lease operated by Fomento mining company.
Colamb village located in Goa's Sanguem taluka has 23 minng leases covering 1510 hecares of land out of total 1929 hectares of total village land. Sanguem Taluka has 20,000 hectares of land under mining leases. Tatal Goa's land under mining leases is 68,000 hectares.
Over the past few years resistence to mining is gradually building up due to multiple ill effect of the industry on health. Agriculture, livelihood options, forest, drying up of traditional water bodies, siltation of fields and rivers, blasting inside the mines causing cracking of houses etc. Goa is facing acute threat from the minng industry and some individuals and groups like GAKUVED are showing exemplary courage in standing up to the mining industry like never before. So the State in Goa is the state of panic and has launched Police witch hunt against those opposing mining.
Sebastian Rodrigues
Colamb village located in Goa's Sanguem taluka has 23 minng leases covering 1510 hecares of land out of total 1929 hectares of total village land. Sanguem Taluka has 20,000 hectares of land under mining leases. Tatal Goa's land under mining leases is 68,000 hectares.
Over the past few years resistence to mining is gradually building up due to multiple ill effect of the industry on health. Agriculture, livelihood options, forest, drying up of traditional water bodies, siltation of fields and rivers, blasting inside the mines causing cracking of houses etc. Goa is facing acute threat from the minng industry and some individuals and groups like GAKUVED are showing exemplary courage in standing up to the mining industry like never before. So the State in Goa is the state of panic and has launched Police witch hunt against those opposing mining.
Sebastian Rodrigues
Goa anti-mining activist Motesh Antao arrested on false criminal charges
Quepem Police took away Colamb villager and well-known anti-mining activist Motesh Antao from his truck and arrested him on the false charges of assault on government servant. He has been kept at police lock-up of Quepem Police Station since 10.00 am today March 20, 2009.One government servant was abused in colamb village some months ago while he he was distributing Court injunction orders against the villagers. Most interesting part is that Motes was not even present in the village that day. Government servant went ahead and filed police complaint against Motes Antao - clearly a handiwork of the marauding mining company in the village that is systematically destroying western ghats forests and livelihoods of the communities that has settled in the areas for thousands of years.
Motesh is one of the active voices of mining terrorism in Goa and has been frequently targeted by the mining industry. This is the latest instance.
Please call up the Quepem Police Station at the phone number 0832-2662253 and lodge your protest against the mining inspired arrests and police harassment of the villagers in Colamb and demand withrawal of the false cases against Motesh Antao and his immediate release.
Sebastian Rodrigues
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