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5th Annual Konkan Fruit Fest
Promenade, D B Bandodkar Road, Panaji, Goa
16-18, May 2008
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The National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi (Law Division) has in a
letter dated 29th April, / 6th May, 2008, directed the Director General of
Police, Govt. of Goa Panaji, Goa to take action as is deemed appropriate
and dispose off the complaint pertaining to Mr. Antanasio (Babush)
Monseratte, MLA and others in Case No: 4/5/1/08-09/OC
It may be noted that following the merciless and brutal assault on the son
of MLA Mr. Antanasio Monseratte and others at his residence and elsewhere
by the Goa Police , on 19th February, 2008, this writer, pained by the
brutality had filed a complaint before the The National Human Rights
Commission, New Delhi directing the members of the Commission, to a)
take cognizance of the assault on innocents as reported in the local dailies
of the State and b) to constitute a branch of the Commission in the
State, to put in check, such highhandedness of the law enforcing
authorities.
While the undersigned expresses gratitude to the members of the Commission
who on 25th April, 2008 perused the complaint and directed necessary action;
it is hoped that the Director General of Police Shri. Brijendra Singh Brar
(IPS) will examine the incident in its proper perspective and ensure that
such atrocities on human beings are not resorted to under the garb of
enforcing law and order in a civilized society.
It is also hoped that the NHRC will constitute a Bench in Goa to rid the
state of such human rights violations which are mounting with politicization
of the police force in since the beginning of this century.
REPRODUCED BELOW IS THE LETTER
On Fri, 22/2/08, godfrey gonsalves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote: Subject: POLICE BRUTALITIES TERRORISE INNOCENT YOUTH
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Friday, 22 February, 2008, 9:42 PM
MOST URGENT
To,
Chief Executive Officers of the Commission
a) Shri Ravi Kamal Bhargav Secretary General b) Shri Damodar Sarangi
Director General (Investigation) c) Shri A.K. Garg Acting Registrar (Law)
and other Hon"ble Members of the National Human Rights Commission,viz;
Hon'ble Justice Shri S. Rajendra Babu Chairperson Hon'ble Dr. Justice
Shivaraj V.Patil Member Hon'ble Shri Justice Y. Bhaskar Rao Member, Shri
R.S. Kalha Member Shri P.C.Sharma Member Chairperson, National Commission
for Minorities Ex-officio Member
Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Ex-officio Member Chairperson, National Commission for Women Ex-officio
Member
National Human Rights Commission Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg, New
Delhi - 110 001.Facilitation Centre (Madad): (011) 23385368 Mobile
No.9810298900 (For complaints-24 hrs.) Fax: (011) 23386521
(complaints)/23384863 (Administration)/ 23382734 (Investigation)
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (General)/[EMAIL PROTECTED](For complaints)
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (ResearchDivision) Web site: www.nhrc.nic.in
Respected Sirs,
A brutal assault by policemen attached to the capital city Panaji Police
Station, on two innocent youths both teenagers from Taleigao one a son (who
has a grave ailment and is under specialized medical attention for a
physical ailment) of a local politician a sitting MLA, supporting the
ruling Indian National Congress-Nationalist Congress Party coalition in Goa
Legislative Assembly on the night of 19th February, 2008 has traumatised
the righteous and peace loving citizens Goans.
The condemnation of this brutality is moreso, because the police force in
utter disregard to decorum or restraint expected of a law enforcing
personnel,allegedly made a forceful entry of the residence of the MLA at
Taleigao and having smashed everything on their path to smithern in futile
search of the MLA picked up his son and another who were in the house
pushed them mercilessly into a waiting police van and after brutal assault
took them to the police station only to be joined there by their parents and
several others there.
What Goans are agitated is that ---while they express reservation on the
merits and demerits of the arrests involving the MLA and his spouse who
were also detained by the police for squirmishes outside the Police station
and subsequently released on bail, they condemn the brutal assault on the
innocent youth and have reason to believe that the police bestiality
deserves not only exemplary punishment but need to be weeded out of the
police force as they could not be expected to discharge their duties to
maintain law and order, peace and tranquility in the State by their crudest
behaviour.
Goa State does not have the Human Rights Commissions. In the absence of
this Commission many citizens have enquired telephonically with this writer
and social activist
a) whether your esteemed NHRC has the powers to direct the local Government
to set up immediately or in a time bound ramework the State Human Rights
Commission under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
b) whether your esteemed NHRC has access to information appearing on the
local cable networks or local dailies of States where such incidents as
this one on 19th February, 2008 in Goa which is not fully reportedly by the
national networks in States like Goa which do not have State Human Rights
Commission; c) whether your esteemed NHRC obtains from the State Government
daily report from the Chief Secretary directly viz suo moto or through any
other of your own intelligence sources when snippets of such brutality reach
the attention of the NHRC. d) whether any such incidents or other
incidents pertaining to this State are presently before your esteemed NHRC
and are being investigated.
A reply in the matter will be most appreciated as any delay will only amount
to the brutalities of the policemen law abiding citizens and innocent
person like these two teenagers. Presently the SP North Mr Neeraj Thakur
has been transferred to New Delhi according to late report and demand by
MLA's cutting accross party lines for suspension of the SDPO Mr Mohan Naik,
Police Inspector Mr Sudesh Naik Panaji Police Station and other constables
who ransacked the house and meted out brutality to the inocent youth besides
their colleague viz the MLA and his spouse who is also a serving peoples
representative in the local self government bodies is awaited.
Thanking you,
A conscientious citizen
GODFREY J. I. GONSALVES,
BORDA, MARGAO, 403 602, GOA. (INDIA)
+91 98221 58584 (24 HRS)
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