[Reader-list] Qupem police on prowl again against Colamb activists against mining

[Jeebesh]

 From MAND: www.mandgoa.blogspot.com

Quepem police are back on the prowl to satisfy their mining masters.
Yesterday at around 6.00 pm there was physical alteration at Cawrem
village between two anti - mining activists Alcine Dias and Egyps
D'Souza on the one hand and Rivona Panchayat member of Panchayat Ram
Gaoncar who once upon a time in 2003 was opponent mining operated by
Radha Timblo belonging to Badruddin Mavany mining lease but then
surrendered himself and his land to Timblos pressure tactics.

When the two men Alcine and Egyps went to the Police station to
register the complaint against Ram Gaoncar. Soon Timblo mining company
Manager and another contractor of the Fomento mining company in Colamb
swung into action and pressurised the police to register the case
against Egyps D'Souza. A case was registered for assault and breach of
Public Peace against Egyps. Egyps has been detained at the police
station for the full one night and when the last reports came at 2.00
pm he was still not released nor was produced before the Quepem Deputy
Collector as required.

On the contrary when Rama Velip went to meet Egyps at the Police
station today afternoon he was arrested and forced to accept bail and
move out of the police station case in one old case pertaining to
blockade of the mining transport near Fomento mine. Colamb villagers
has claims this as false case.

Further reports are awaited. Please call up the Quepem Police Station
at phone number 08322662253 and inquire about the status on this
matter.

Sebastian Rodrigues

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