Uproar in Margao market as woman complains of assault by vendor
The Margao market witnessed an uproar on Saturday evening after a young woman claimed that she was slapped by a roadside vegetable vendor after she complained that the vegetable he was selling was rotten. What further infuriated the people and the womenfolk, who rushed in support of the victim, was the attitude of the police.
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MARGAO They lamented that instead of the police going after the accused vendor, who made his escape towards Gandhi market, the police were asking the victim woman to come to the police station and register her complaint. The incident occurred along the roadside near Bank of Baroda in the market when the woman questioned the woman over the condition of the vegetables. The woman claimed that she was slapped by the vendor for questioning him before making good his escape. The Margao police who came to spot took into their possession the goods left behind by the accused vendor. People demanded action against the accused vendor and later made the police to confiscate vegetables stored in the building. The police are investigating into the matter.
Assuring to resolve the two-and-half decade old pending issue of Housing Board plots at Mokhardamoll-Shristhal, Canacona, Housing Board Minister Jayesh Salgaonkar promised Goemkarponn in allotment of plots to the allottees.
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Published Aug 20, 2017, 3:58 AM IST
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CANACONASalgaonkar alongwith Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes on Friday visited the plots to get first-hand details and later addressing the media admitted the government's failure to address the long pending demands of the plots allotted. "The file goes to the government every now and than and gets stranded there, but the Housing Board has considerate approach towards this long pending issue of finalizing the allotments rates. I had assured in the last assembly after the…
