PERNEM
A security personnel from Odisha and two others were assaulted by a group of about 50-60 personnel on Tuesday after he had reportedly assisted the police in booking a taxi driver in a touting case at the Mopa Airport taxi parking area.
According to Pernem SDPO Jivba Dalvi, Gobinda Gochhayat, a native of Odisha but residing at Naibag-Pernem had assisted the police staff in booking a touting case against a taxi driver who was calling a customer at the Mopa Airport taxi parking area.
As Gochhayat was proceeding to his rented room with a vehicle provided by the security company and on reaching at near Varkhand cricket ground, a group of people about 50-60 person blocked their way.
The mob assaulted him and his colleagues, Santosh Salunke and Vijendra Singh with beer bottles, fist blows and wooden sticks, causing them bodily injuries.
Pernem police later registered an FIR under Sections 143, 147, 148, 341, 323, 324, 506 r/w 149 IPC and Mopa Airport police station is conducting further investigation.
