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Goa Heritage Action Group releases PARMAL, the journal of the GHAG. In this issue: * Ethnography of Goa, Daman and Diu * A Play For Goans And Outsiders * Two Abbe Farias -- One An Imposter * Keeping Faith By Fire At Shirgao * Touxeanchem Fest at Santana de Talaulim * Society And Religion In Goa, 1510-1961 * The Mandovi: Threatened By Damming and Diversion * Jirnoddhar Should Not Destroy History And Heritage. On Apr 25, 2009 at 5.30 at Gallery Gitanjali, Fontainhas. Price Rs 200 in Goa. (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*) Dear Bernice, I am a little puzzled with your comment. Here is what was recently published in the Herald: Quote MAPUSA, APRIL 21 Mapusa police on Tuesday raided a massage parlour at Morod-Mapusa and detained five girls allegedly used in sex trade. Police has booked the owner of the parlour, Sucorine alias Caroline Fernandes of Moira under Section 4 and 5 of the Immoral Trafficking Act. The five girls, between the ages of 21 and 26 years, hail from Karwar, Manipur, Delhi and Bijapur. They have been sent to the remand home at Merces, after their statements were recorded in the presence of an NGO. According to Mapusa DySP Sammy Tavares, police received information of a sex racket operating in Mapusa and had maintained a close vigil on the massage parlour at Morod. Mapusa PI Manjunath Dessai had even dispatched two decoys to study and obtain first hand information about the sex racket. Police sources disclosed that the sex racket has been operating in Mapusa and other parts of Bardez for about a year, with full impunity from the men in uniform. DySP Tavares admitted that there could be more such parlours operating along the coastal belt. It may be recalled that a similar massage parlour had been raided in Porvorim some days ago. PI Dessai is investigating the case under the supervision of DySP Tavares. Unquote How could the parlor be operating for a year without Sammy Tavares' knowledge? Police know exactly what is happening in every corner of their jurisdiction. So what was Sammy Tavares doing all this time? Now if you tell me that there was political interference from his superiors or from politicians I may believe you. However if he was a good officer, he could and should have resisted that. If police standards in Goa are so low that even an officer who takes action after a year is considered for accolades, then of course I understand your praise for Sammy Tavares. Regards, Roland. On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 5:19 AM, Bernice Pereira <[email protected]> wrote: > Good, decent police like Mr. Sammy Tavares should be given accolades for > coming down heavily on massage parlours. This is the only way to restore the > fair name of Goa, which will otherwise bear the title of sex centre of India.
