Police nab three in attack on activists

NT NETWORK
Posted on 2008-10-15
PANAJI - The North Goa Superintendent of Police, Mr Bosco George, stated that the police have succeeded in arresting three persons in relation to the brutal attack on social activist, Mr Aires Rodrigues, and historian Mr Prajal Sakhardande at a city restaurant on Monday night. Mr George furnished the names of the suspected accused as Sandeep Vaigankar, resident of Tonca and presently residing at Tambdimati, Anthony Barretto, resident of Sao Paulo, Taleigao and Norman John alias Bocho, resident of Vodlem Bhat. He stated that an offence has been registered against the accused under Sections 143, 144, 148, 427, 307 read with 149 of Indian Penal Code at the Panaji town police station. The alleged accused were produced before the court on Tuesday evening and were remanded to seven days police custody for further investigation.
Mr George said the police had also attached a Maruti 800 car bearing registration number GA-01-S-9424 which was used in the crime. He said that moves are afoot to recover the weapons used in committing the crime and added that others involved in the crime would also be nabbed.
He also informed that Mr Jatin Naik from Reis Magos, Verem lodged his complaint that on October 13 at around 10.30 p.m. six people with their faces covered and armed with swords, rods and deadly weapons formed an unlawful assembly and assaulted the complainant and his friends Mr Aires Rodrigues and Mr
Prajal Sakhardande, thereby inflicting sharp injuries.