Goan madrassa accuses police of 'misbehaving' with girls
http://www.zeenews.com/states/2008-12-17/491741news.html
Panaji, Dec 17: A controversy has erupted over a verification drive at a
madrassa in Vasco town as a Muslim group demanded suspension of police
officials accusing them of "misbehaving" with girl students.
"We demand that Deputy Superintendent of Police Deu Banaulikar and Police
Inspector Harish Madkaikar be immediately suspended as they misbehaved and
ill-treated the girls at Madrassa," Tahir Karol, president of Association of
All Goa Muslim Jamaats (AAGMJ) told reporters in Panaji.
Police had on Tuesday reportedly rounded up 88 teenage girls from the madrassa
and taken them to the police station to verify their credentials.
The madrassa management, however, claimed that they had been furnishing all the
required details to the police on a regular basis.
"They (police) checked the entire premises but could not find anything
objectionable," Karol said.
Karol said the madrassa is a 'Darul Uloom' where students are taught various
languages.
"This is an all girls’ school in Vasco where orphan and poor girls study. Of
them, 60 percent are Goans while rest of the 40 percent are from Karnataka," he
said.
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This was front page news with photo of madarassa on Gomantak Marathi Dec 17
2008.
Forms to be submitted by Dec 15 were incomplete. Inchagre of Madarassa has not
put photo on the form and had objection to give photo of the students. Police
had taken action on security grounds.
Please also note that one Pakisthani tourist landed in Goa few months back is
missing.
It further said that on interveting by CM Digamber Kamat students were
released. Photo of the studetns were taken in police station or not, not
confirmed.
What could be the reason for not giving due publicity to this news in English
media?
Shrikant Vinayak Barve
9403175973
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