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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.