------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Documented by Goa Desc Resource Centre Ph:2252660 Website: www.goadesc.org Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Press Clippings on the web: http://www.goadesc.org/mem/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mapusa police to post armed cops in municipal market area ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mapusa police has decided to post armed policemen at the Mapusa municipal market, in an effort to beef up security measures in the market area.The decision was aimed at checking robberies and dacoities, in view of Monday's robbery bid at a jewellery shop in the market.
Director General of Police Seva Dass made this assurance to a delegation of Mapusa jewellers, who called on him at the Mapusa police station on Wednesday evening.DIG Muktesh Chandra, North Goa Superintendent of Polcie S Agarwal, Additional Superintendent of Police (North) Arvind Gawas, Mapusa Sub-Divisional Police Officer Allen D'Sa and Police Inspector Sammy Tavares were also present at the meeting.
The delegation of jewellers included Prabhakar Vernekar, Chandramohan Nasnodkar, Vasudev Pednekar, Sandip Lotlikar and Naresh Tivrekar.
Police officials also suggested that besides armed police personnel, the merchants should engage the services of some private local security guards, in order that the security measures are more effective.
The jewellers who agreed to the proposal, requested the police to also strengthen patrolling in the market area to check the increasing crimes relating to pickpocketing and extortions.
Reacting to Monday's incident, DGP Seva Dass complimented the owner of 'Shoba Jewellers' Sandip Lotlikar for his presence of mind and exhibiting sheer courage in confronting the robbers, before he managed to nab one of them.
He also praised Uday Shetty for chasing the other accused to a distance of almost 500 metres, despite knowing that the robber was armed. The accused however managed to escape under the cover of darkness. -------------------------------- HERALD 18/3/04 page 3 --------------------------------
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