MAPUSA: Deputy Speaker and Mapusa MLA Joshua D’Souza on Wednesday sidestepped a question on whether Goa was facing a law and order problem following the alleged sexual assaults of two four-year-old girls in Mapusa and Canacona and a firing incident in Porvorim. Restricting his response to Mapusa, D’Souza said police had been prompt in responding to incidents, despite the station having three police inspectors in three years. He argued that crime being reported and registered did not necessarily indicate a law and order breakdown, but showed the system was working. However, he said rising crime warranted stricter measures and greater police vigilance. He also commended police for cracking the Mapusa assault case.
