PRIEST FROM MANGUESHI TEMPLE BOOKED FOR MOLESTATION
PONDA Goa Police has started a probe into allegations of molestation raised against a priest attached to the Mangueshi temple in Ponda, after a victim filed an FIR, an officer said on Friday. The First Information Report was filed at Ponda police station late on Thursday, he said. “We are investigating the case. An FIR has been filed by the victim under…
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DEPUTY SARPANCH BOOKED FOR OUTRAGING MODESTY OF SHIV SENA OFFICIAL
PANAJI Deputy Sarpanch Abhijit Desai was booked by police on Thursday on a charge of outraging the modesty of a woman functionary of the Shiv Sena. Abhijit Desai, Deputy Sarpanch of Neturlim panchayat in South Goa, was booked under section 500 (punishment for defamation) and 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) after he allegedly…
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GOVIND GAUDE WANTS THOROUGH PROBE INTO MOLESTATION ACCUSATION IN TEMPLE
AGENCIES|PANAJI Minister for art & culture Govind Gaude and another BJP MLA on Thursday welcomed a formal probe into two complaints of alleged molestation filed with the Shree Mangueshi temple committee, accusing a priest of inappropriate behaviour. “I want an enquiry about that,” the art and culture Minister told reporters outside the Goa Assembly complex, adding that he was also conducting…
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POLICE FILE CHARGESHEET AGAINST MONSERRATTE IN RAPE CASE
AGENCIES|PANAJI Goa Police have filed a chargesheet against former minister Atanasio Monserratte in connection with the alleged rape of a minor girl in 2016. The Women’s Police Station filed the 250-page chargesheet in North Goa district court on, Wednesday, July 18, after the investigation in the case was completed. Monserratte, 54, has been named as an accused in the case, a senior…
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SUPREME COURT DIRECTS PARLIAMENT TO ENACT SEPARATE LAW TO CURB MOB LYNCHING INCIDENTS
AGENCIES|NEW DELHI The Supreme Court (SC) today condemned lynching incidents and recommended to Parliament to enact a separate legislation to punish people participating in lynching. It also said that horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be tolerated and cannot be allowed to become a new norm. “It has to be curbed with an iron hand… no citizen can take law into his hands or become a…
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POLICE SUMMON PRATIMA COUTINHO IN CONNECTION WITH REVEALING MOLESTATION VICTIM’S IDENTITY
PANAJI Goa Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee President Pratima Coutinho has been summoned by the police for questioning tomorrow at 11 a.m. Coutinho was accused of revealing the identity of a molestation victim. Coutinho has been asked to appear at Women Police Station here at 11 AM, a senior police official said. NGO Savera and the Shiv Sena had filed separate complaints against…
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NOW SHIV SENA FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST GOA MAHILA CONGRESS CHIEF
Panaji The Shiv Sena today filed a police complaint against Goa Mahila Congress chief Pratima Coutinho and others accusing them of disclosing the identity of a 17-year-old girl who is allegedly a victim of molestation. In her complaint, Shiv Sena’s Goa unit vice-president Rakhi Prabhudesai Naik accused Coutinho, South District head of Mahila Congress Savitri Kavlekar, Netravali village panchayat Deputy Sarpanch…
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RAJINIKANTH’S WIFE TO FACE TRIAL FOR NOT REPAYING LOAN
AGENCIES|NEW DELHI Latha Rajinikanth, the wife of Tamil superstar-turned politician Rajinikanth, will face trial in a case relating to non-payment of outstanding amount of Rs 6.2 crore to an advertising agency, as the Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Karnataka High Court order that had quashed the criminal proceedings against her. A bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R….
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3 INJURED IN A CAR & TRUCK COLLISION ON GUIRIM–MAPUSA ROUTE
PANAJI An accident was reported on Guirim- Mapusa highway on Tuesday noon. A truck accidentally dashed a car which was ahead of it. As per information, the truck axle got damaged and the driver lost control of the truck. The truck was driving towards Mapusa. The car which was ahead of it was slammed against the divider. Three occupants from the…
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NGO FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST GOA MAHILA CONGRESS PRESIDENT
PANAJI A Goa-based women’s rights NGO on Monday filed a police complaint against Goa Mahila Congress Committee president Pratima Coutinho for allegedly revealing the identity of a 17-year-old girl molested by a construction site worker from Jharkhand. Coutinho claimed that she is being harassed for raising issues related to the safety of women in Goa and alleged that senior police officers had been calling her since Monday morning…
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