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Mormugao DySP Sunita Sawant has said there will be zero tolerance to drugs and prostitution in Mormugao taluka. She also informed that the police will shortly intensify drive on tenant verification and has appealed to people to come forward to help the police in their endeavour to eliminate crimes from Mormugao taluka.
Speaking to reporters about the statistics of crimes related to drugs and prostitution cases in the first quarter of the year (January to March), DySP Sunita Sawant said police had come heavily on narcotics and seized around 2.2kg of ganja worth around Rs 2.70 lakh. Sawant also said that four women were rescued from two prostitution rackets busted by Verna police and that police had already intensified the drive on servant and tenant verification.
Sawant also said directions were given to officers to engage in talks with parents, teachers and students once the schools and colleges resume so as to give students a guidance to stay away from the trap of drugs.
“In Mormugao taluka, there will be zero tolerance to drugs and prostitution. No drugs and no prostitution is our mantra. In Vasco police station we have booked 7 cases of ganja and arrested 7 people and seized 320 grams of ganja while in Verna we have arrested one with 1.88 kg of ganja. We have intensified our efforts in detecting narcotics and no one will be spared,” said Sawant
“We have busted two prostitution racket in Verna and rescued 4 women from Maharashtra and West Bengal. We have increased the patrolling and sources of information. We have also intensified tenant and servant verification and I am satisfied that these efforts have proved vital and in our favour and lot of crimes of property offence has decreased considerably,” said Sawant.
“People should feel free to give information on tenant and servant verification. The forms are free and they can take photocopies and furnish information which is good for them, other citizens and us as well. We also want to tell citizens that we do not furnish information about our informants and they can provide us valuable information on crimes and criminals,” she said.
“I have also instructed my officers to visit schools and colleges once they reopen and interact with parents, teachers and students so that they don’t fall prey to drugs. I myself will visit schools and colleges and give talks and offer guidance to students to stay safe and also make them aware of zero tolerance to drugs and prostitution,” added Sawant.
Police bust prostitution racket at
Colva; one held, woman rescued
MARGAO: The Colva police late Wednesday night busted a prostitution racket at the Colva beach by arresting a native of Assam Diganta Kalita and rescuing a woman from Ahmedabad-Gujarat.
Based on information that the accused is involved in supplying girls for the purpose of prostitution, the Colva police headed by PI Filomena Costa called up the accused over the phone, wherein he agreed to come near Colva beach parking lot with the girl.
The police sent a decoy to the accused, who had come with the woman on a motorcycle, wherein the policemen in plainclothes, swooped on the accused and rescued the victim girl.
While the girl has been sent to the Women’s Protective Home, the accused is cooling his heels in the Colva police lock-up, after he was arrested under the Immoral Traffic Act.
