Kasargod: Missing Housemaid Safiya Reported Murdered in Goa


Kasargod: Missing Housemaid Safiya Reported Murdered in Goa

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Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (SP)

Kasargod, Jul 3: Parents of Safiya, a 14-year-old girl from Ayyangeri in Kodagu, had been on dharna in front of the Kasargod bus stand, withering under hostile climate in a make-shift tent, pressuring the Kerala government to find out the whereabouts of their missing daughter. When the sleuths finally cracked the nut and broke the news of their daughter's whereabouts, the parents were shell-shocked. Because, their dear daughter was murdered by her master by cutting her body into pieces when she was alive

The macabre incident took place at flat No.3 of Nashva Apartment located near the office of the Goa Water Board on December 15, 2006. A civil contractor named Hamza who was arrested in connection with this heinous crime and produced by the policemen in the court on Wednesday July 2, was remanded to police custody till July 19.

Safiya, daughter of Moidu-Ayesha couple from Ayyangeri, Kodagu district, Karnataka, was brought to Kasargod about three years ago for being engaged in household work through an agent. Hamza (42), a resident of Muliyar Mastikunda in Kasargod district, who was doing civil contract works in Goa, had hired the girl and taken her to Goa. When working at his place, the girl disappeared mysteriously.

Safiya's parents had filed a case of her disappearance in the Adoor police station in December 2006. When the police investigations limped and there was no progress at sight even after a year since the complaint was registered, people lent their support to struggle, organized dharnas and protests resenting the police inaction, in support of Safiya's parents who launched an indefinite dharna. Finally, the government relented and assigned the case to the crime intelligence wing on May 20 this year.

The police, who produced wife of Hamza too in the court on the evening of Wednesday July 2, said that they have been interrogating one of the relatives of Hamza named Abdulla. Tight security had been arranged and gates of the court were closed, as large gathering of people and protestors who shouted anti-child labour slogans, swarmed the court premises after coming to know of this macabre incident.

While preparing rice gruel for lunch on that fateful day, the extremely hot gruel being cooked fell on Safiya. Safiya was grievously injured. Even after ointments were smeared to her wounds, there was no apparent improvement in her condition. To ensure that the ghastly sight of a girl with ugly burns does not scare their children, the couple lodged Safiya in a separate room. By night, Safiya developed high fever and started to shiver uncontrollably. Her health was deteriorating. Hamza and Abdulla, his relative, fearing that leaving the situation as it is would be to the family's detriment, cut Safiya's body into pieces even as she was alive, and buried the pieces near a dam Hamza was constructing on contract. Hamza later came back to Kasargod and spread the rumour that Safiya went missing from Hamza's house, said the investigating officers.

It took almost one and half year for police to crack the case. It is now clear that police had been bribed by Hamza and some sources said that one of the top officials of police department was proving to a major hurdle in investigating the case.  But ultimately, the government and the police department had to bow before the people's protest.  Finally the case was handed over the Crime sleuths. Led by SP K P Philip and DySP K V Santhosh Kumar, sleuths managed to bring out the truth within a month.

  

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  • sumithra,

    Fri, Jul 11 2008

    I do not agree with the story of hot water There must be something else behind it May be she was sexually assualted etc Police now atleast I hope will stop taking bribe and bring out the truth

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  • Ramakrishna Bhat, Vittal / Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 09 2008

    Read it as A crime against Woman & helpless. Crime Knows no State , Province or religion. May Safiya's soul rest in peace. Such crime happens against poor & helpless in every corner of India & world.Let's condemn it & do our bit to avoid such things in future. The way her parents fought for justice is appreciable.

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  • Ramakrishna Bhat, Vittal / Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 09 2008

    Read it as A crime against Woman & helpless. Crime Knows no State , Provice or religion. May Safiya's soul rest in peace. Such crime happen against poor & helpless in every corner of India & world.Let's condemn it & do our bit to avoid such things in future. The way her parents fought for justice is appreciable.

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  • maria, Goa

    Tue, Jul 08 2008

    First and foremost my deepest, hearfelt condolences to the grief-stricken parents. I am so anguished and disappointed at the degradation of human values in society whether it is in Goa, or anywhere else in the world. That demon should be meted out such a punishment, possibly as someone in the above email has rightly advocated stoned to death by the public. There should be death penalty for scoundrels who commit rape and murder. Unfortunately, this heinous crime has happened in Goa, my state. We must not label people good or bad based on the place of their residence, everything depends on the moral values and the circumstances the person had face during childhood. God alone knows what trauma, suffering and torture she underwent during her confinement over there. May her soul rest in peace.

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  • ibrahim, ponnampet/sharjah(UAE)

    Mon, Jul 07 2008

    hats off to kerala crime branch police...as everyones opinion i'm also waiting to hear the news of hanging the murderer as early as possible..allmighty give courage to the parents...with tears...

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  • Kavita, Mumbai

    Mon, Jul 07 2008

    Mr. Abdul Satar mentioned Goa is making headlines for killing innocent girls - Was a goan involved or a man from Karnataka?

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  • edrin fernandes, karkala/now in sharjah

    Sun, Jul 06 2008

    first check if he is a genune contractor I think he is working before in Devnar slaughter house in mumbai

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  • Roshan, Attavar/Dubai

    Sun, Jul 06 2008

    Sad to hear such ghastly incidents. The police need to be given proper training in upholding law. Finally, law should book guilty and punish them without any disregard

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  • Padmanabha Shenoy, Udupi /Dammam Saudi Arabia

    Sat, Jul 05 2008

    Dear Police personnel (whoever taken bribe in this case) please for god sake don't take bribe and cover the cases. you are there to give justice to the people.Shame on you to call as police. Dear poor parents, dont send your children for house hold work go and knock the doors of charitable institutions and educate your children....surely one or other will help. lastly hand Hamza if he is a murderer so that other people of same cadre will learn lesson.

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  • Ganesh, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    The parents send their child to work instead of sending her to school because of the poverty and also added problems of having more number of children.They are not sent to schools because of fundamentalism.Such rules are there for the poor families and not to the rich.This problem will never solve unless they are educated.

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  • Shoukath Ali, Mangalore/Riyadh

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    The best punishment is that cutting one part of his body every month.

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  • Christine, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    Hazma with the police authority taken bribe to close this case should be hanged in public

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  • Moosa Kunhi, Kakkinje/Dammam

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    Kill Hamza in the sameway as he slaughtered the kid.He is not a human and not eligible to live in this world.Let people learn lesson from this incident.

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  • Nita Pinto, Mangalore/Abu Dhabi/Auckland

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    My heart goes out to the parents of this teenage girl whose life ended in such a ghastly manner. No mercy should be shown to Hamza and his family. Also strict action should be taken against those police officers who were trying to cover up the issue.

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  • abdul kalamata, riyadh

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    He should be hanged in public .. deserves no mercy !! Hamza you are shame to the community and all who have connected to this crime should be brought before tha law

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  • SAK dsouza, mangalore

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    Very very sad to know that human beings can be so cruel....the accused who cut that innocent kid must be hanged in public so that next time nobody will dare to do it to another child.

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  • Mohammed Rafique, Krishnapura/Abu Dhabi

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    What a cruel murder? This man should be hanged. My heart feeling condolences and we all pray for her Janna. Let Almighty to give courage to her parents.

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  • jasir, kasargod/dubai

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    The culprit chould be given ultimate punishment.

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  • Jacqueline, Bangalore

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    THE PERSON WHO DID THIS SHOULD ALSO BE SLAUTERED LIKE HOW HE DID TO THAT GIRL,,,

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  • Jemilson Monteiro, GOA/Saudi Arabia

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    The perpetrator’s of this crime must be given exemplary punishment, there is no justification whatsoever for committing this heinous crime.it is a sad reality in india that the poor are always at the receiving end , and the police which is supposed to uphold the law are always sheltering and protecting the murderer's. May GOD give courage to the family in these difficult times. SomeOne has passed a comment below that GOA Is making news for killing of innocent girls,.. The one who has committed this crime doesn’t belong to GOA. it is wrong to blame the place when it has got nothing to do with the murder, except for letting in & hiring this criminal .

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  • nirmala, mumbai

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    By reading this article my heart started paining.Pls people.... request the govt to hang him till die.Or push him in between the public .let public stone him and kill him.

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  • Reshma, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 04 2008

    Hang the culprit

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, udupi/dubai

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    What a cruelty? Man in disguise of satan...

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  • Jude, Mangalore, Dubai

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    A fast developing nation, riches pouring in, every other day produces a new millionaire. Yet underneath it we have lost our soul. Even today in this modern world we hear of these atrocities committed not by ignorant people, but by people with money,education and status.In each and every case we find either a politician or police hand in glove with the perpetrators.

    How can one who has kids of his own kill another child without any kind of feeling or remorse. This man should be publicly hanged as a lesson to others, only then will little Safiya's soul rest in peace. This is not revenge but justice and will serve as a deterrent to future rapists and murderers.

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  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    I think it is a murder. The story of hot water and boils are all created story. Hang that master without much delay.

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  • patrick, mangalore

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    Rakshasa is still existing in this modern world. The murderer should be punished with a death sentence. Pray to God for giving strength to the parents of the girl to bear the pain.

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  • Melvin Dsouza, Sutathkal, China

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    It hurts to read of the atrocity.The callous behaviour of the police that has been highlighted from all parts of the country particulary to the non influential class is a bane. One wonders if this situation will ever change!! I hope the law is as ruthless in its sentence as the act. May the parents be blessed with strength to bear their unfortunate loss.

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  • Augustine Daniel D'Souza, Udupi/Vasai Virar/State of Kuwait

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    This is very poor and painful story of Muslim girl, the culprit should be handed to death.

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  • shankar, mangalore

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    the culprit should be given death punishment in the same way!

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  • Abdul Sathar, Uchil-Mangalore/Abu Dhabi

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    What a cruel people, how one can cut the body of a little girl into pieces. The culprits should bring into book of justice and extreme punishment should be given to those people. Another Police bow their heads in front of money and how a poor can expect a equitable treat from the Police force.

    Now Goa making headlines for killing of innocents girls. We all pray Almighty to give strength and courage to Safiya's parents.

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  • Jerome Coelho, Nanthur, Mangalore

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    This incident shows that people power is much stronger than the corrupt system in our country. People need to be proactive to their rights and not be cowed down by corrupt officials.

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  • Captain Stanley Latif Correa, Urwa Stores/Jeddah,Saudi Arabia

    Thu, Jul 03 2008

    I read the article it is very painful story of the teenager Muslim girl. Poor parents heart must have been dead when the heard the news of their daughter's body cut into pieces even when she was alive & buried. Thank u daijiworld for publishing this incident to the general public. When MLA's wife disappeared within days & weeks the news flared throughout the country & Govt involved to catch & punish the culprit. Similarly, I request the Govt to involve & find the justice to this poor Muslim family. May Allah(SWT) bless those who take active part in this incident & bring peace to the heart of the poor couple.

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