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PERNEM/BICHOLIM
Pernem police on Tuesday booked offences against the management, principal and three teachers of Don Bosco School at Tuem, in connection with the drowning of four students at a stone quarry on Saturday.
According to sources, police booked an offence under Section 304A of IPC (causing death by negligence) and Section 8 of Goa Children’s Act against the school management, principal and three teachers in connection with the tragedy.
It may be recalled that four students had drowned while one managed to swim to safety when they had reportedly gone for a swim at a stone quarry in Tuem on Saturday.
Sources said some teachers had reportedly taken a group of over 40 students for a trek in the area, when the incident took place.
The tragedy had shocked the State and had raised several queries on the safety of students, besides the failure of authorities to enforce the fencing of stone quarries to prevent accidents.
Meanwhile, the funeral of Jonas Dias took place at the Our Lady of Good Health Church in Cuncolim, while the funeral of Ferdick Fernandes was held at the Resurrection Church in Virar (E) in Mumbai on Tuesday.
On Monday, the funeral of Danish Aranjo took place at the St Francis Xavier Church, Tuem, while the funeral of Prince Das was held at the Our Lady of Hope Church in Candolim.
Meanwhile, North Goa Collector swung into action and directed mamlatdars to intimate authorities concerned to undertake work to fence/barricade stone quarries in order to prevent untoward incidents in the stone quarries.
In one such order on Tuesday, Bicholim Mamlatdar Pravinjay Pandit said the North Goa collector had directed the Mamlatdar’s office to intimate authorities concerned to undertake work to fence/barricade stone quarries in order to prevent untoward incidents in the stone quarries.
Incidentally, the Bicholim Mamlatdar has identified as many as 11 stone quarries on government property and they are located in Ona (2), Curchirem (5) and Mayem (4).
While the stone quarries on government land at Ona and Curchirem are in the name of the revenue department, the stone quarries on government land at Mayem are in the name of the Goa government.
“The Bicholim police inspector has been directed to depute police personnel
