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MARGAO
Around 87 history-sheeters from across the district have been identified by the men-in-uniform, with the commercial capital topping the list of history-sheeters, with 25 known criminals to be precise, and they will all receive summons to appear before their respective police stations. What action the police intend to initiate against the history-sheeters remains unknown, but sources revealed that the police may issue them a stern warning if they continue to be involved in anti-social activities.
The Goan understands that the police appears unclear as to what action they can initiate against the history-sheeters when they were all bound over just on the eve of the February 4 Assembly election. Police officials in the know pointed out that since most of the history-sheeters have been bound over before the Assembly election, they find themselves in a tight spot as to what further action can be initiated against the anti-socials since the bond has a validity of six months.
Meanwhile, statistics dished out by the district police revealed that a total of 87 history-sheeters have been identified by the police stations in the south Goa district. Of the total 87 history-sheeters, a whopping number of them hail from Salcete taluka, around 55 to be precise. While the Margao police station having jurisdiction over Margao, Fatorda, Navelim, Aquem-Baixio, Dramapur-Sirlim villages top the list with 25 history sheeters, Colva, Cuncolim and Maina Curtorim police stations follow closely with 11, 10 and nine history-sheeters respectively. Other police stations in South Goa which have a high number of history-sheeters include Ponda (13), Verna (10) and Vasco (8).
While the presence of history-sheeters in the police station areas of South Goa is an admitted fact, especially in Margao and Salcete, questions are often raised whether the men-in-uniform have been pro-active in reigning in on the anti-socials, with history-sheeters roaming around the city or throwing their weight around in their respective areas of influence is an open secret.
