Panaji Chief Judicial Magistrate Pooja Kavlekar today directed the Panaji Police to register an F.I.R under Sections 280 and 287 of the Indian Penal Code in connection with the 26th June St Inez Creek mishap involving Panaji Mayor Surendra Furtado. The Court has also directed the police to complete the investigation of the case within two months.
The Court directions were issued on a petition filed seeking that an F.I.R be registered against Panaji Mayor Surendra Furtado and others for having on 26th June acted recklessly in the St Inez Creek thus endangering human lives and damaging public property. Alleging that the Police were shielding Mayor Surendra Furtado, in the petition that was filed under Section 156 (3) of the Criminal Procedure Code it was sought that Court directions be issued to the police to register the F.I.R against Surendra Furtado and others. It was also sought that the Court monitor the investigation as the accused Surendra Furtado was politically very influential. The Court’s attention was drawn that a major man made tragedy was averted on 26th June at the St Inez creek when Mayor Surendra Furtado and six others very high-handedly boarded the de-weeding machine though he was specifically instructed not to do so by the MLA of Taleigao Jennifer Monseratte as well as the machine operator. The incident happened when the weeding machine turned turtle on account of the weight imbalance which occurred due to Surendra Furtado and others boarding it despite being warned not to do so. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com