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PANAJI
Fifty-year-old Rajeshri Phadte who was rescued on Tuesday from inhuman confinement in a room at Talaulim-Ponda for about 11 years, has been kept under observation at the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB), Bambolim.
She is being treated while her husband Rajendra Phadte has been booked for harassment and ill-treatment.
Phadte’s case is the fourth such to come to light in the past one year where people under mental stress have been found confined in inhuman conditions, NGO SCAN-Goa which intervened in her case said. In both cases, villagers were aware of the situation.
Emidio Pinho, coordinator for SCAN-Goa said, “I would like to encourage people to inform us of such cases so that victims can be rescued and assisted. We will ensure that the informant’s identity is kept confidential.’’
He said, there is a need to strengthen the beat patrol system of the Police, and also make beat officers sensitive and accountable.
