On Sunday, October 20, 2013 9:02:21 PM UTC+5:30, Lloyd Vaz wrote: > All, As Yvonne mentioned in her email below about the thief at the Calangute > flat, since the FIR report was was not filed at the police station, this > dangerous man was a free man after two days and is now acting so bold and > arrogant. Yes, when such cases are brought to most police stations in Goa, > the police may discourage you from fililng the FIR report, telling that you > will be needed to come often to the police station any time you are called > and will also need to attend court cases, etc. It makes you wonder whether > these cops are properly trained to do the job they are supposed to do, or are > competent enough, or are they not interested in doing their job or whether > they are they on the side of the criminal and don't care if such type of > criminal cases continue. In Yvonne's case, thanks to Mr. Patil (retired cop > of Saligao). He not only helped to trap and capture the thief, he also took > Yvonne on his own bike to the poilce station, and when the cops were > dissauding her from filing the the FIR (with the usual reasons mentioned > above), Mr. Patil encouraged Yvonne to file the FIR and even helped in > wording it out for her. (In fact, I would like to call Mr. Patil the Super > Cop of Sailago and am proud to have such a person in our neighbourhood). > Dear friends, if for any unfortunate reason you have to approach the police > station, and if your case is strong enough, please file the FIR and help make > Saligao a safer place to live in. Regards,Lloyd ----- Original Message ----- > From: Yvonne Vaz Ezdani To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, October > 20, 2013 5:12 PMSubject: Re: [SALIGAONET] An unwanted visitor... even before > noon!A note of caution to everyone in Saligao. Don't leave your doors open > while you are alone in the house. A thief entered a ground floor flat in > Calangute while 2 senior ladies(originally from Saligao) were in the flat. > No one saw him enter but the lady who was bedridden watched him as he entered > the bedroom, opened the cupboard and took a bundle of cash. She was too > scared to shout out. Fortunately a relative happened to come in just then and > raised the alarm. The thief was arrested but let off after 2 days because the > old lady did not want to file a complaint. A few days later this same chap > was seen cooly walking along the road in front of the flat. I have experiencd > the shocking incident of a notorious thief breaking into my house but he and > his accomplice are caught. He's in judicial lock up and investigations are > going on regd his previous crimes. Hes also wanted by the Karnataka police.It > is scary to know that there are these daring criminals roaming the streets of > our village. But on the other hand there are also many many good caring > selfless Saligavnkars who came to my aid ,showed so much concern and offered > help and support in different ways. I thank them all from my heart.YvonneOn > Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 3:52 PM, <[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. -- -- 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]. 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hi Lloyd thanks a lot for the appreciation. i was only doing what a human being should be doing in that situation. regards K.A. 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.
