Mangalore: Assault on Mable Veigas - Leaders Submit Memorandum to Oscar
News and pics by Roshan Madtha
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Jul 25: Some activists of the Sangh Parivar outfits had assaulted Mable Vegas from Vittal on Saturday July 20, in connection with a land dispute. Although a complaint was filed with the police and the accused were named therein, the police have failed to arrest them so far.
Protesting against the lethargic attitude of the police officials in this connection, catholic leaders led by Iavan Souza, Anil Fermai, Arun Nirkan, Roshan Madtha and Savil Mascarenhas met union minister Oscar Fernandes in Mangalore on Thursday July 25 and handed over a memorandum to him. The leaders demanded justice for the Catholics, expressing their displeasure about the fact that till date no arrests have been made by the police relating to the incident. The culprits who committed this crime have been roaming around freely but the Vittal police inspector has not taken any action against them, they rued.
The leaders also expressed their suspicion that the police were under tremendous pressure from the top-level state politicians against arresting the culprits. Representatives of Catholic Sabha and ICYM were present on the occasion. Later, these leaders visited the hospital where Mabel is undergoing treatment and promised her of getting justice. Oscar Fernandes promised them that the central government will initiate steps necessary to bring the culprits to book.
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