Demand full-time PI and staff in jurisdiction
Cavelossim villagers led by Sarpanch Dixon Vaz demanding manpower and vehicles for the Colva police station.
MARGAO
After the uproar at the police station over the police presence at the Colva Church a month ago, the Colva police station is back in the news – this time for lack of dedicated officers and manpower for policing.
This time round, Cavelossim villagers led by Sarpanch Dixon Vaz has demanded that the government strengthen the Colva police station, having jurisdiction over Salcete’s entire beach belt, with full-time police inspector and personnel.
They pointed out that the Colva police station is presently headed by a police officer, holding charge of two police stations. The Cavelossim Sarpanch wondered whether a police officer holding additional charge of Colva can do justice to the job when the police station is in need of a full-fledged officer.
Cuncolm police station in-charge, PI Diego Gracias is presently holding additional charge of Colva police station after the then Colva PI Vikram Naik was transferred to the district police headquarter after last month’s uproar. The Cavelossim Sarpanch, however, said the government cannot expect smooth running of a police station, especially a police station having jurisdiction over a tourist belt, with an officer holding additional charge,” Dixon said.
He urged the government to strengthen the Mobor police outpost with men and machinery for its smooth functioning. “On any given time, the Mobor outpost is manned by one or two police personnel. The outpost is grossly understaffed and has no machinery, including vehicles. Yesterday, when I called up the police outpost with a plea to initiate action against illegal parking on the Cavelossim-Assolna bridge, they replied back saying the outpost has no personnel and vehicle to take action on the traffic violators,” Dixon added.
