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Panaji: 'State Becoming Increasing Unsafe for Tourists'

  •   Fri, Mar 07 2008 06:21:50 PM

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for Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji (GA)

Panaji, Mar 7: Even as the state police machinery conducted second autopsy on the body of British teenager Scarlette Eden Keeling, the main opposition today said `state is increasingly becoming unsafe for tourists.'

Scarlette, 15, died under mysterious circumstances at the popular Anjuna beach on February 18 and her family members had suspected foul play pointing out to the bruises appearing on her body.

After initial reluctance and chief minister Digamber Kamat's intervention, state police department had asked for the second autopsy report to investigate into the allegations of murder and rape on the teenager.

The doctors at Goa medical college and hospital (GMCH) stated that the autopsy report would be out by late night on Friday March 7 or on Saturday March 8.

While second autopsy was conducted in the state government-run Goa medical college and hospital, the main opposition political party said that state is becoming unsafe for the tourists.

"Police seems to be busy defending their own officer rather than investigating into the case," leader of opposition and BJP leader Manohar Parrikar told at a news conference on Friday.
 
He pointed out that sub-inspector Nerlon Albuquerque who initially investigated the case was suspended in 2004 in another case for covering up a murder by showing it as a natural death. "Director general of police should have probed into the past record of this officer who initially investigated the case," Parrikar said.

The leader of opposition, who is also former chief minister of the state, said that the police are involved in extortion and home ministry is giving deaf ears to the complaints of the people.

Parrikar said that home minister Ravi Naiik, who is silent on the entire issue, should be suspended. 

Police, meanwhile, said that they are still waiting for the second autopsy report is available. "We are waiting for the report. We will be able to comment only after that is available," North Goa superintendent of police Bosco George stated.
  

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  • GAYLE HANDLEY, uk

    Thu, Mar 13 2008

    I have just returned from a three month stay in Candolim, Goa. During the time we spent there we saw countless cases of corruption by the Goa police, I have seen them beating up the hawkers on the beach, and demanding 500 rps a day to allow them to trade there goods, to the tourists.

    They also accept bribes, and fine tourists stupid amounts of money but they give no receipts, the Goa Police are suposed to be thee to protect law and dicipline, but they only thing they protect is the back handers that they are given, the corruption starts from the top of the police service and stops at the bottom, every one of them want there share of the bribes.

    Stop the police corruption, and Goa will become a better place, thousands of British tourists did not arrive in Goa this year, because they are sick of being ripped off by the Goan traders and Police, before long all the people will be going to Goa, for will be the drugs, that are so openly supplied. Many of the dealers have police minders. Sort the police out.

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