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Old Goa police have arrested three persons on charges of abusing, wrongfully restraining, threatening with dire consequences and attempting to assault RTI activist Kashinath Shetye.
According to PI Jivba Dalvi, Shetye lodged a complaint stating that on June 30 at 12.30 pm he saw two vehicles (GA-01-T-9334 and GA-07-F-4626) parked in such a way that they were blocking the road.
“Shetye tried to click pictures on the traffic sentinel app of his mobile and the three accused persons occupying the two vehicles threatened to kill Shetye. The same evening, while the complainant was at a religious place, another accused person again came and restrained Shetye, abused and attempted to assault him,” PI Dalvi informed.
Upon receiving a complaint police registered an offence under Secs 341, 504, 352 r/w 34 IPC.
During investigations, the police identified the accused persons as Irshad Ahmed and Salman Hussain, both from Ribandar and Shahid Khan Pathan of Indira Nagar-Chimbel.
Old Goa police arrested the three accused and also seized both vehicles. Further investigation is in progress.
Shetye complains to CCP, PWD over biz of accused
OLD GOA: Even as the three persons accused of threatening, abusing and attempting to assault RTI activist Kashinath Shetye are currently behind bars, more trouble is brewing for them as Shetye has lodged complaint against the accused for running vegetable supply business without having proper licences from authorities.
“I have lodged complaints with the CCP against the accused that they are running vegetable supply business without trade licence. Also, I have complained to electricity department that domestic electricity is used for commercial purpose and to the PWD that water is also used for commercial purpose,” Shetye informed The Goan, while further stating that he would file complaint with the FDA too.
“These people are not paying a single paisa as tax and are running businesses,” Shetye said.
On the incident at Ribandar-Patto, Shetye said the vehicles of the accused were parked wrongly and he was trying to click photos as part of the traffic sentinel scheme.
“But the accused persons did not allow me to click photos and snatched my mobile phone. They also threatened to kill me and even tried to assault,” Shetye stated, while further saying that he reported about the incident to the Old Goa police station. “Later in the evening when I had gone to perform religious ritual near a ghumti, one of the accused persons again issued threats by stating that they have a gang in Indira Nagar which would finish me off.”
“They even questioned who gave me the right to click photos of their vehicles and that traffic sentinels should be killed,” Shetye added.
“After that, I went to the Old Goa police station and filed a complaint against the accused,” Shetye stated.
