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Police arrested five persons for assault and trespass involving a property dispute in Oxel, Siolim on Sunday.
A panchayat member of Oxel panchayat was allegedly assaulted in the fracas.
Anjuna Police informed that a group of more than five persons trespassed into the property of one Arathi Jadhav, a resident of Gublo-vaddo, Oxel and allegedly demolished her house illegally using a JCB and a truck.
The incident happened at around 10.45 am on Sunday.
According to police, the alleged accused Budha Sangelkar, Jayesh Sangelkar, Vishal Sanglekar, Sweta Mandrekar all residents of Gublo-vaddo, Reshma Khan of Assagao and Manik Chand and one other person was involved in the alleged demolition of the house.
It was further informed that Oxel panchayat member Reshal Harmalkar and her husband were assaulted by the alleged accused when they questioned the accused if they had any court orders or documents to carry out the demolition of the house.
According to the owner of the house, Shankar Jadhav, they were residing in the house for the last 40 years.
He said it was illegally demolished in their absence by dragging their children out of the house. “There was no notice or even an order and no officials were present at the site,” Jadhav said.
Meanwhile, the accused claimed that they were owners of the property and had come to clear the property.
Anjuna police registered an offence under sections 143,147, 323, 336, 447, 427 r/w 149 of the IPC against all the accused and later arrested them.
The accused were later released on bail.
Anjuna Police is investigating further.
