PANJIM
Quepem Police on Wednesday arrested six youth on charges of assaulting a local youth from Amona-Quepem late Tuesday evening.
Sources informed that the youth from Amona along with his friends were at Amona when a group of six youth from Avedem and other places came to him in two vehicles, allegedly armed with knives and swords and starting inquiring about the residence of one of his friends from Amona.
However, when the youth refused to divulge the details, the group started assaulting the youth.
Ward councillor Dayesh Naik informed that the fight allegedly arose on account of a trivial matter on Tuesday morning during Holi celebrations at Amona, after the local youth had cautioned one of the accused to drive the vehicle slowly while he was passing the Holi celebrations.
While the matter had ended there, a group of six youth came to Amona village late Tuesday evening and attacked the village youth.
A police complaint was later lodged and the Quepem Police immediately arrested the six youth, Kingsley Fernandes, Joseph Fernandes, Ashley Carvalho, Walter Fernandes, Simon Mascarenhas and Riyaz Ahmad in connection with the assault case.
