PLUF Militants Apprehended In Goa Last night as I tried to digest the news about the apprehending of PLUF militants in Goa I was wondering, what is it that has started pulling all these terrorist outfits to Goa and why it has started becoming more or less an annual occurrence ?
Few years back there was another terrorist apprehended at the Moagao railway station who had been staying in Goa for a long time, and then there was the attempted bombing at a number of places at the Narkasur celebrations, the kidnapping and shootout at Cabo de Rama and Canaguinim, there after kidnapping at Vasco followed by kidnapping of a school girl at Comba. Every year during the festive seasons, Goa is on high terror alert, for a few seasons now a lot of people seemed to have put an end to their explosive night life because of all the terror alerts in Goa. It is indeed a reason to worry, that theses militants make themselves at home in Goa and no one is wiser, in this latest case, the guys had been in Goa for more than three months, and in the mean time we have had our festive season and the New Year celebrations too, if they had to strike during that period, what would have happened ? Am I being paranoid ? I have been told that these militants where housed in a building where on the ground floor there is a bank, and that they were staying with their families and their little kids use to play along the road all day probably not knowing what their parents and family members were upto ? With a bank around, it become a commercial center where a lot of people are on the move, it is certainly a security risk hence it's a great cause for concern, that we Goans despite being told and made to understand that all outstation tenants should be registered with the nearest police station, yet we do not adhere to the call and let ourselves along with other Goans be vulnerable to the terror, that we allow to incubate in our own abode and neighbourhood, putting ours as well as the lives of others at risk. This not the first high profiles catch in Goa nor will it be the last. Goa somehow allures with much affinity a lot of undesirables into it's bosom, and the advent of Casino culture in the heart of Goa, has not helped in anyway as there are a lot more coming and going at will. The Konkan railway is a blessing for all the criminals, as it becomes the cheapest and the fastest, the main gateway as well as getaway apparatus and the "modus operandi" in the criminal mechanism. The helplessness of the inefficient, incompetent, understaffed and utterly undertrained police force is yet another cause for grave concern, we have to be thankful that we have so far, not had any full-fledged terror attacks on our soil, but if and when it does happen I am sure our resources will be found wanting by a long long way, in every aspect. I do not want to sound a pessimist but through the most recent history, we know what a handful of terrorists did despite some top notch performers in the Mumbai security services. If such an attack is initiated in Goa, will our inapt services personnel be able to protect the vulnerable citizenry ? I doubt it, probably, most of the top ones, if there are any, will be made human shields for our corrupt and inapt politicians. As more and more militants make their way to our beloved Goa, let us be more vigilant as to whom we invite in our abode and in our neighbourhoods, let's not put Goa and the lives of other Goans at risk for the sake of monetary rains. We must at all cost register one and all outstation tenants with our police stations, what the police do with that information is their problem but first let us contribute to the security of Goa and Goans, let's not take Goa's security for granted. Goa's security should be the prime concern of every Goan. The migrant population is a great security risk to security of Goa and Goans, our authorities will have to re-fabricate their priorities and try to access their alliances and act swiftly and efficiently to nip any security burps at the bud, irrelevant of vote bank politics. I am not sure if the attitude of our beleaguered and worthless politicians will ever change, there is not doubt that in the adverse case of a terror attacks in Goa, instead of being of help to the people, they will surely try to make the most of the tragedy to play the one-up game against their political opponents for political mileage. As we had seen during the Canacona floods not so long ago in the recent past, the grants too which were meant for the victims, never found it's way to the rightful persons as they just disappeared without a trace. I only hope and pray that the Almighty does not ever put us Goans in a terror situation, more so, where more than the terrorists, we become the victims of the whims and fancies of our very own politicians and their political rhetoric's. May God protect Goa and Goans. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. 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