http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=060474
Orissa youth dies in accident at Saligao NT NETWORK MAPUSA â€" 27-year-old Sashant Samantraya from Orissa who was employed at a resort at Candolim died of head injuries that he sustained in a self accident at Saligao. According to the Calangute police the deceased was proceeding from Saligao to Calangute when at a Saligao turn on the Chogm Road he lost control of his bike and rammed into a heap of mud that was nearby. He immediately succumbed to head injuries. The panchanama was done and the body has been sent for post mortem. Calangute PSI Mr Suresh Chodankar is investigating. * * * Saligao girl succumbs to burn injuries HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, JUNE 10 – A 26-year-old Sawti Sandip Ghateghasti of Salmona, Saligao, who was severely burnt, expired at the Goa Medical College and Hospital on Monday after fighting a losing battle with life for nearly five days. According to Calangute police, on June 4 they received a wireless message from GMC, Bambolim, regarding the incident. The next day, June 5, Swati's father lodged a complaint citing harassment to her daughter by her husband and in-laws. He also mentioned in his complaint that her daughter might have been burnt to death. Based on the complaint, police arrested the victim's husband and father-in-law and remanded them to five days police custody. Swati completed one year of marriage on May 8 this year. In a surprising twist to the burning incident today, in-laws of the deceased filed a counter complaint against the victim's parents and relatives stating the latter had resorted to violent behaviour when Swati's body was brought home for the final rites yesterday by breaking windowpanes. No arrests have been made based on the in-laws' complaint. PSI Narayan Chimulkar is investigating the case. http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=5342&cid=2 * * * Calangute police probe burning of Saligao lady NT Network Mapusa â€" The parents of 26-year-old Swati Ghategasti from Salmona, Saligao have complained that their daughter was allegedly set on fire by her in laws even as the in laws have claimed that Swati set herself on fire. According to the Calangute police the victim was married to Sandip from Salmona in Saligao last May, however the victim’s parents it is learnt had been complaining right from beginning that their daughter is being harassed. Things came to a boil when the in-laws of the victim took her out of the house and allegedly set her on fire. They claimed that it was a suicide attempt by the victim. While the victim has been admitted to the GMC for severe burn injuries the police have arrested the victim’s husband Sandip and his parents Shivaji, Sudha and their daughter Pratiksha. Police are investigating whether the victim was actually set on fire by her in laws or whether they provoked her to set herself on fire. Further investigations are in progress. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=060947 -- Frederick FN Noronha * Independent Journalist http://fn.goa-india.org * Phone +91-832-2409490 Cell +91-9970157402 (sometimes out of range) http://www.youtube.com/user/fredericknoronha --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
