The Assagao house demolition case reached a new turn late Wednesday night with reports pouring in of a settlement between the Delhi based builder and the Agarwadekar family. While the details of such settlement are not known, it is reported that the Agarwadekar family would withdraw the complaint. This is shocking because this has happened after the huge outcry on this issue. Even the Chief Minister of Goa who is also our Home Minister visited the site and assured probe through Crime Branch. The CM should let the inquiry continue as this issue has now snowballed into a major nexus involving many people. Is some senior IPS Officer in Goa helping the Delhi based real estate lobby spread its tentacles in Goa? These points need investigation because the involvement of police in civil disputes is not warranted. In December 2022, a similar allegation of involvement of the police in a civil dispute at Porvorim had been made in the matter of assault on Adv Gajanan Sawant. As real estate in Goa is becoming expensive, there may be a rise of mafia who would violate law with the covert blessings of government officers.
