PANAJI
Almost 19 days after the incident, the family of deceased lady police constable, Arsela Parsekar, who was attached to the Verna Police Station, has alleged that she was allegedly driven to end her life following sexual exploitation at the workplace.
Addressing the press on Friday at Panaji, the family members of the deceased including Vinkita Parsekar, Jayanti Parsekar, Veena Naik Parsekar, Trishila Parsekar (mother) and Indumati Calangutkar (grandmother) ridiculed Goa Police for failing to nab the culprit responsible for Arsela’s death.
Alleging that the LPC was “a victim of sexual, physical and mental exploitation at a young age of 20 years at the hands of a police sub-inspector from the same police station”, the family has demanded a fair and impartial inquiry in the case, immediate suspension and arrest of the PSI in question for alleged abetment to suicide.
“As far as the family is concerned, we are of the firm opinion that deceased Arsela was a strong girl and that she would not end her life by herself. The said PSI intentionally and with ulterior motives instigated and lured the deceased victim by giving her false promises of marriage and used his power and authority as senior officer. He then had her eliminated systematically to make way for his marriage to another girl,” the family members claimed.
The family has further stated that Arsela used to go out late at night with the PSI on several occasions and that he dropped her at odd hours at her Anjuna home.
Requesting the police to collect all the chat history, Whatsapp chat messages, photos, videos from the phone records of the deceased as well as the PSI, members of the family informed that they have handed over both the mobile phones of the girl to the Crime Branch.
They also expressed fear that the PSI will attempt to destroy this evidence and will put pressure on the witnesses involved in the case.
