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Dears,
This article was published in the Gomantak Times dated 29 September, 2006. I
met Mr. Anil Lad [hero of the Hotel Mandarin vandalization expose] Chief
Co-ordinator of "In GOA News" at the Condolence meet for Umesh Mahabre at
Cafe Prakash on 30 September, and he had rather disturbing news of the
Siolim electrocution episode. The Government electricity lines were tapped
to electrify the fences [ not 'electrify the senses' as one advertisement
goes]. The power was switched on AFTER the boys were already in the water
to steal the prawns. They were electrocuted while trying to escape through
the fence, which was charged after they were let in. ALL OF THEM DIED INSIDE
THE FENCED AREA. If this is not pre-planned, calculated MURDER chargeable
under section 302 of the Criminal Procedure Code [ not just a 304 or 304 (A)
'Culpable homicide not amounting to murder' case], I fail to understand what
murder is to be re-defined as.
The owner of the Pisciculture/Aquaculture Farm is Venkatesh S. GHODEKAR [as
reported correctly in the Navhind Times 25/9/06 page 1] and NOT Venkatesh
Gadekar [as reported in GT dated 25/9 on page 2] from Fernandes Vaddo [ or
"fonnavaddo' as the area where the house of the famous Remo Fernandes is
also located] in Siolim. The prawn farm is a t Wadi-Siolim, just across the
Chapora river creek from Fernandes waddo. [Both Fernandes Waddo and Wadi
play host to the Sao Joao boat parade every 24 June afternoon.] In the
caste-ridden Goan society it is no longer 'Babi, Shabi poco differenca'. It
makes hell of a difference between Gadekar and Ghodekar, otherwise ask Goa's
'Power'full Minister.
The 'Potential Difference' between the anode and the cathode of 'power
fencing' permitted to protect sugarcane crop against wild boars is six Volts
[6V] battery power. the aim is to frighten the animal, not injure or kill
them. So who permitted Mr.Ghodekar to connect 230V powerline to the fence?
That is the million rupee question that will tell you how the three boys
were killed. In Goa News has reportedly aired the news on the cable network.
Will the Anjuna Police investigate? Can the case be handed over to P.I. of
Mapusa Mr. C.L.Patil, who was earlier with the C.I.D. for investigation?
What is the opinion of the Electricity Department that deals with power
usage and of Agricultre department and Fisheries Dept that deal with
Pisciculture farms? time to get their opinion on record. Justice to the
three boys depends on this as much as it does on caste and power equations.
The future of law and order in Goa depends on the answers. Otherwise it will
be "Jiski lathi, uski bhains"...and we still have the audacity to laugh at
law and order in Bihar? what makes Goa's situation any different? Will the
journalists help to bring truth to the surface? Or are lives of three
village boys cheaper than that of one city boy's life?
It is a real pity about the three boys. Two of them were football players
for the Siolim Sports and Cultural Association led by Dr.Jawarharlal
Henriques, according to reports. I hope Dr. Henriques and his wife, both of
whom are elected Panchas of Sodiem-Siolim VP, take up the issue with the
authorities. The SSCA must also do likewise if justice is to be done for
these boys, the lives of whom were sold down the river on par with a kilo of
tiger prawns.
Regards,
Miguel
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