Mangalore: Protest Against Church Attacks - Police Try to Settle Scores with Konaje Youth
Pic: Melka Miyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (MM/SP)
Mangalore, Oct 16: It is now the turn of the policemen, to get engaged in revengeful acts against the Christian youth, who participated in the protests against the attacks on churches that occured recently in the district. The police have been fixing these youth in some other cases and torturing them.
In an incident reported from Konaje police station limits, a head constable assaulted a Christian youth brutally. The injured person has been identified as Herald D’Souza (32), resident of Kairangala village. He runs a jeep on hire in Konaje police station limits. He actively participated in the protests recently held in Panir, against the attacks on churches that occurred in the district. Therefore, the local police had an eye on him.
Recently, he was fixed in a case and dragged to the Konaje police station on October 14, 2008. Gopalakrishna, head constable of the station, started assaulting him without any enquiry. He hit at Herald's backbones, chest, face and hands severely.
There has been a bony damage to the Para-nasal sinus, which is considered as grievous injury. Even there was bleeding from the eyes, nose and from the mouth. Immediately he was admitted to a private hospital in the city.
The doctors suggested him to undergo surgery for the bony damage to the Para-nasal sinus. Herald was supposed to get married within a few months. The policeman tormented the youth, just because he actively participated in the recent protests.
Herald has already lodged a complaint against Gopalkrishna, who assaulted him.
Meanwhile, senior police officials have been putting pressure on Herald to close the issue by agreeing for a compromise. On the other hand, the leaders of the Catholic society have taken the issue seriously, since the youth of the community are becoming targets of the police atrocities. The leaders have urged the higher authorities to take stringent action against Gopalkrishna.
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