MAPUSA
Manoj Walke, President of Swarajya, a Mapusa-based organization along with the woman’s representative of Ranaragini and members of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) met the Mapusa PI, Rajendra Prabhudesai and in a memorandum requested him to take strict action against the accused who was recently involved in sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in Mapusa.
“There is spurt in the population of migrants in Mapusa who are threat to the security of our women and the locality. The police need to keep a tab on such elements to arrest the rise in criminal activities against our women,” said Manoj Walke of Swarajya.
He said the rise of rape and cases of sexual assault against women in Bardez was a cause of concern. “In our memorandum we have requested the Mapusa Police to take steps to prevent such atrocities against women,” he said.
The president of Swarajya has said that Mapusa PI has assured to soon invite the managements of schools in Mapusa to create awareness on attacks against women and girl child.
The PI has also assured to call all the labour contractors in town so that they are sanitized on the issue, he said.
Manoj Walke, Siddharth Mandrekar, Pravin Asolkar, Chamundesh Kanekar, Siddesh Falari, Gourish Sakhalkar, Uday Munj, Anjali Nayak of Ranaragini, Bhai Pandit, Jayesh Thali, Amar Kawlekar and others were also present.
