the goan I network
MARGAO
After the successful detection of the gang-rape of the 20-year old woman at Betalbatim Sunset beach, the Goa police have decided to move the government to approach the Judiciary to set up a special fast track court to try the accused from Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
The police have exuded confidence in capping investigations in the next few days, with district police Chief, SP Arvind Gawas saying the chargesheet in the case may come within a month’s time. “It has been decided to ask the government to approach the Judiciary to set up a special court to try the gang-rape case so that the trial takes place fast track”, SP Gawas told The Goan on Monday.
He said the Colva police is on the job to piece together the evidence against the accused, which has been collected so far.
Saying that the police will prepare a watertight case against the accused based on medical evidence, technological evidence and other aspects, the district police chief said the police will seek forensic report at the earliest to facilitate filing of the chargesheet. “There’s strong evidence against the accused persons. The police team is still in the process of collecting more evidence in the case”, he added.
Meanwhile, the Goa police are bracing for a battle of sorts “ to oppose any move by the Indore police to take the accused persons back to Madhya Pradesh in connection with the host of murder and rape cases.
In fact, even as citizens groups had demanded that the rape accused should not be handed over to the Indore police, fearing they might go scot free in their native state, district police chief, SP Arvind Gawas on Monday made it clear that the Goa police would vehemently oppose any move to transfer the accused to Indore.
The stand adopted by the Goa police assumes significance and comes against the backdrop of the fact that a team of Indore police are expected to descend in the state anytime as it is speculated they may come with a transfer warrant to take accused back to their native state. “The Goa police has taken a clear
