On Saturday, October 19, 2013 3:52:00 PM UTC+5:30, [email protected] wrote: > For us Saligaonkars,Its indeed horrifying to see such house breaking > happening. In a busy area of the village and in broad daylight for an event > to happen like this shows that thieves are getting smarter and are keeping > eyes not only on vacant homes, but also at the movements of the occupants. A > word of appreciation for Mr. Patil and the neighbours for nabbing the thief. > Saligao is no longer the peaceful quaint village it was, with an influx of > people we need to be vigilant. We need to keep the entry and exits of our > homes secure at all times. Police need to have their beats in the late hours > of the night to keep a tab on the night house breaks as well. - Nicolas Sent > on my BlackBerry® from VodafoneFrom: Frederick FN Noronha > * <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 15:09:03 +0530To: > saligaonet<[email protected]>; <[email protected]>ReplyTo: > [email protected] Subject: [SALIGAONET] An unwanted visitor... even > before noon!Just yesterday, I got a chance to talk to Saligaonetter Yvonne > Vaz-Ezdani of Salmona, and, on asking, she narrated her recent trauma when > she was a victim of a house-breaking and theft case earlier this month. It > happened in broad daylight. The culprit, noting that the house was empty, > used a crow-bar to break into the main front door lock, and then had quite > boldly entered inside the house! Fortunately, the culprit got apprehended, > after being trapped in the house. (Apparently, a retired policeman Patil was > passing by, noticed, and had the presence of mind to bolt the front-door, > thus locking the culprit within the house.) Alert neighbours (including a > maid) raised the alarm. The incident happened between 11 am and noon, when > Yvonne had just stepped out to go to Mapusa. The call that came through to > her in Mapusa stunned Yvonne, as one would not even expect a house-breaking > case at that time of the day! She rushed home, to find that the neighbours > and police had surrounded the house, and caught the culprit, who had > barricaded himself indoors, after having to break through a tiny part of the > roofing to gain entry themselves. If I understood anything wrong, Yvonne can > correct me. It was later found out that the culprit was involved in other > out-of-State crime too, and was living at rented premises in Arradi, > Candolim. Apparently the cuplrit (and possibly a woman associate) had been > keeping watch on the house for a day or two. Only goes to show that we can't > take our safety for granted. But of course, these things strike when we're > least expecting. Strangely enough, another house in the close vicinity had > been burgled just a few days earlier. If I understood right, the police had > been slow on coping with the case, and even wanted to know whether Yvonne > herself wanted to follow it up in the courts. When the law is broken in a > criminal case, where is the choice before the State on whether to prosecute > or not? It is mandatory that such issues be followed up to their logical end. > This is a trend which needs concern and attention. A house-breaking case by > daytime in a busy residential locality points to extra boldness on the part > of the culprits. Are our authorities tuned in to the situation? FN PS: Some > tips from the Patna Police, but not all is easy to implement: > http://patnapolice.bih.nic.in/pages/HouseBreaking_Theft.htm -- -- Saligao-Net > is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send > email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email > [email protected] --- You received this message because you > are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from > this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to > [email protected]. For more options, visit > https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
hi nicholas thanks a lot for the appeciation. regards Kalgonda Patil -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
