PANAJI: In the wake of the upcoming Lok Sabha Election, on the instruction of Election Commission, the police department has prepared a list of 1,533 persons with criminal background in the state.
As per the list, there are around 146 hardcore criminals in the state, 266 of whom have been convicted by the various courts and around 100 suspects who have been involved in small crimes besides one suspect who broke the conditions of bail application.
There are around 1020 people in the list against whom serious offenses have been registered under various sections of the IPC.
As per the statistics in the list, South Goa has more number of people with criminal background than North Goa.
In North Goa, there are around 62 persons who are hardcore criminals, while in South Goa there are around 84 such persons.
There are around 154 persons in South Goa who have been convicted by the court, while in North Goa there are around 112 such persons.
Once the elections dates are declared, the list will be used as reference to keep watch on these notorious elements. The accused from the list will be called and told to give a personal bond stating that they will not get involved in any nefarious activity during elections.
As per procedure, the police department prepares a list of accused who have to sign the personal bond. This list is then forwarded to the deputy collectors of each taluka who then summon the accused to sign the bond.
