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MARGAO
The South Goa Sessions Court on Thursday released on bail the three brothers in the Velim stabbing case, even as the mother of the trio on Thursday lodged a complaint against Police Sub-Inspector Bharat Kharat of Cuncolim police station alleging that the police officer mercilessly assaulted her sons at the police station Wednesday night.
Rendel Fernandes, who claimed that he and his brothers Shane and Elvido, were assaulted by PSI Bharat is admitted at the Hospicio hospital. The Goa Police, however, has denied the allegation, saying that there was no assault on the three brothers at the Cuncolim police station, claiming that Rendel got himself admitted at the Hospicio with complaint of chest pain.
Rendel, however, told the media from the Hospicio bed that PSI Bharat Kharat mercilessly beat him and his brothers at the police station in a bid to extract from them information regarding the knife used in the stabbing incident. His lawyer Adv Amay Prabhudesai told the media that complaints have been filed with the District Superintendent of Police, South Arvind Gawas, DySP Serafino Dias in connection with the assault on his client by the Cuncolim PSI, even as he disclosed plans to lodge his complaint against the PSI with the Goa Human Rights Commission and the SPCA.
“Rendel and his brothers were beaten up at the police station by the PSI to force them to disclose the whereabouts of the knife. This is a disturbing trend and I expect the police higher ups to take cognizance of the incident and initiate action against PSI Bharat,” Adv Amay demanded.
SP, South Arvind Gawas, DySP Serafino Dias and Cuncolim PI Wilson Gonsalves, however, firmly denied any assault on the three brothers who were arrested for attempt to murder in connection with the assault on Velim Sarpanch Savio D’Silva during the Carnival festivities.
In the meantime, the South Goa Sessions Court has released on bail the three brothers who were arrested by the Cuncolim police for attempt to murder. Adv Amay Prabhudesai informed that the court ordered the release of the trio on bail of Rs 25,000 each with one surety in the like amount.
The court had directed the trio to report to the Cuncolim police station only upon a call letter from the Cuncolim PI.
