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MARGAO
Around a 1,000 policemen will stand guard in the commercial capital as the Goa police has chalked out an elaborate security plan on Wednesday in view of the Dindi festival, the Julus and the feast of Our Lady of Rosary in neighbouring Navelim on November 21.
The massive security cover in the city comes against the backdrop of Sunday night’s group clashes between members of two communities at the Gogol Housing Board.
District Police chief, SP Arvind Gawas told The Goan that around 550 police personnel, including six platoons of IRB, have been drafted for bandobast duty for the Julus, while around 200-plus police personnel will be deployed for the Dindi festival in the city.
“Around 1,000 plus policemen has been requisitioned for duties as part of the security arrangements for the Dindi festival, Julus and the feast of Our Lady of Rosary, Navelim,” he said.
SP Gawas said the 550 policemen will be drafted all along the Julus route, starting from the Jamia Masjid, Malbhat, Pajifond, Hospicio, B M Service station, Ravindra Bhavan, Opinion Poll square and back to the Masjid.
Replying to a question, he said police personnel will stand guard at certain junctions and places such as the Hospicio hospital so that there’s no blockage of patients and people visiting
the hospital.
In this connection, the district police chief and DySP Raju Raut Desai had a meeting with the volunteers of the Julus, who will be assisting the police all along the route. “We have briefed the volunteers about their duties along the route so that there’s no inconvenience to the public nor to the participants,” the SP said.
Late this evening, DySP Raju Raut Desai headed to the district Collectorate for a meeting with officials in view of November 21 security bandobast.
MARGAO: The Goa police made its presence felt at the sensitive points at the Gogol Housing Board, which was rocked by violence between two groups on late Sunday night.
Police presence was also felt in the neighbouring communally sensitive Rumdamol Housing Board as a precautionary measure.
District Police chief, South SP Arvind Gawas made his presence felt at the Fatorda police station on Tuesday morning to take stock of the situation. He had a meeting with the Fatorda police station in-charge, PI Navlesh Desai and discussed the law and order problem in the Gogol Housing Board.
SP Gawas told The Goan in the evening that the situation was peaceful in the Gogol Housing Board on Tuesday, saying that not a single incident was reported anywhere in the housing board area. He pointed out that all the nine persons, who were arrested and released on bail on Monday, reported to the Fatorda police on Tuesday. All the accused have been directed to report to the Fatorda police for a period of six days for eight hours every day, between 10 am to 6 pm.
Meanwhile, armed police made their presence felt at the Gogol Housing Board, particularly at the two places which was the scene of violence on Sunday night.
SP Gawas informed that while 550 policemen will be deployed along the Julus route in Margao city, skeletal presence of the police will be maintained in the Gogol and Rumdamol Housing Boards on Tuesday as a precautionary measure.
33 conditions for Julus organisers
MARGAO: South Goa District Magistrate Dr Tariq Thomas has imposed as many as 33 conditions on the organisers of Julus in Margao on Wednesday, with the Collector directing the organisers to take every precaution to maintain communal harmony during the procession.
While directing the organisers to start the procession at 3 pm and wind up the programme by 6 pm, the organisers have been further directed not to give any inciting or inflammatory speeches, comments or slogans against any persons, religion, organisations, institutions, etc, which may incite the public in the locality.
