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Portuguez Raj of
Salazar’s dadagiri was officially over
in Goa in December 1961 but its traces are still found in Curchorem at the
Police Station there. The notorious
Monster Portuguez Police Officer Agente Monteiro was no doubt deported from Goa
much before December 1961 yet it looks his products like his illegitimate
children and grand children are still existing in Goa. The way Curchorem
Traffic Police Inspector Edwin Colaco and his 2 constables acted with young boy
Fahim Sayyad on 1st of this month near Curchorem Market first and
later on at the Police Station, it
looked they are the replicas and reincarnation of Agente Monteiro who used to
assault innocent Goans even on the roads followed by the worst beatings at
Police stations on false allegations. In this way he even killed innocent Goans with
false allegations.
One of the Posters saying:Suspend the erring Policeman
According to my
information, Fahim Sayyad was stopped by the said Police Inspector and his 2
constables who were in their Jeep, in order to check Sayyad’s Bike documents. When they found all documents are ok, they
then demanded Rs. 100/- as bribe to allow him to go. When Sayyad refused, the notorious PI started
to assault Sayyad till he was put into their Police Jeep. Then they drove him to the Police Station
where they again assaulted him even by kicking him and banging his head to the
wall till his body got bruises and shirt
torn.
Then in the evening Sayyad’s sister came and pleaded with the Police to
release her brother from whom even his Mobile was confiscated by the Goan
Agente Monteiro. Then Sayyad was sent for
medical check-up on the insistence of his sister, where the doctor certified that Sayyad was
heavily assaulted leading to the
injuries to his eyes, ears and other body parts including his shoulders.
Advino addressing the Media personnel
Moreover, the same Policemen
have even confiscated Sayyad’s Bike which they are using for their Police work.
Meantime, Fahim Sayyad submitted on this brutality the Memos to the Director General of Police,
DIG Panaji and Suptd. of Police, South Goa, describing the whole incident and
requesting them to arrest and suspend the culprit Policemen for misusing their
power like Agente Monteiro during Portuguese regime in Goa.
Victim of uncivilized & unchristian, Christian Policeman's barbarity
When Portuguese
government of Goa came to know how Agente Monteiro was misusing his power to
harass the innocent Goans, he was arrested and immediately deported to
Portugal. Though the Portuguese Government of Goa was following the dictatorial
laws yet it still gave justice to the common men of Goa by punishing its own
personnel Agente Monteiro. Can we expect such a swift justice to the innocent
Fahim Sayyad? If not, then is it better
to remain under Portuguese dictatorship and get life security which is of
paramount importance? In this so called
liberated Goa there is no respect for rules and laws and Policemen are the
worst culprits. For this reason I say to Hell With the Liberation of Goa.
Seen the torn shirt of the victim due to beating
Before leaving Goa,
Agente Monteiro remarked saying “Even after my deportation, my presence in Goa
will always remain alive thru my seeds sown in Goa illegitimately and they will
act exactly like me to prove that they are my products”. How prophetic words are these!! From here, can one deduce the conclusion that
all the Policemen taking law into their own hands are the products of Agente
Monteiro’s seeds? Action proves.
Seen Policemen & attendees for Dharna
In connection with this
incident, on 27th of this month, from 3.00 PM to 4.30 PM, opposite
Captain of Ports Jetty, Panaji, to condemn this incident of assaulting Fahim
Sayyad by PI (Traffic Dept.) Edwin
Colaco and his 2 Constables, an awareness progamme (Dharna) was held and the
same was attended by a huge crowd as seen in the photographs. A posse of Panjim Policemen was also attended
to control any untoward incident. This Dharna was conducted peacefully by NGO “HUMAN
RIGHTS DEFENDERS” under the leadership of its president Advino Fernandes. Speaking there to the gathering and media
personnel, Fernandes gave an ultimatum to the concerned authorities to arrest
and suspend PI Edwin Colaco and his 2 Constables immediately or else they may
even take the law into their hands the way the culprit Policemen taken.
PI Edwin Colaco is a
practicing Christian regularly going for the Church Service. What type of
Christian is he? To act like a Goonda? A Lucifer
in the garb of a Police Officer? It is a
shame on him to be a Christian when he acts like a Devil. We don’t want such
Christians in our midst.
A. Veronica Fernandes,
Candolim, Goa.
