PANAJI
Mapusa Police have arrested three persons while a panch member is absconding for allegedly threatening a resident of Aldona.
Quoting victim Swapnil Pednekar’s complaint to the police, SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi said that the 23-year-old was forcibly taken in a car and threatened with dire consequences. The matter pertains to previous enmity.
While Dakshesh Kurpe, Vicky Karande and Suraj Yadav, all aged 22 years and native of Pune, Maharashtra have been arrested; local panch member Pranesh Naik is still at large.
Dalvi informed that the arrested accused are Naik’s employees. An FIR under sections 342 (wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 506(ii) (criminal intimidation) read with 34 (common intention) of IPC has been registered against all the four accused.
