Churchill Bros player assaulted at Colva MARGAO: The Colva police played host to a VIP guest on Tuesday morning as PWD minister Churchill Alemao came rushing to the police station on learning about the assault on one of the star football players of the Churchill Brothers sports club.
Dannies Fernandes, believed to be an ace player, was assaulted by one Ravindra Audi at Colva on Tuesday. The Colva police have registered a non-cognizable offence against the accused on the basis of a complaint lodged by Dannies. Churchill was seen engaged in a lengthy discussion with the Margao sub-divisional police officer, Umesh Gaonkar, for well over an hour at the police station. The presence of the high profile politician also drew a sizeable crowd of curious onlookers and media personnel to the police station that instantly turned the petty dispute into a prestige issue. Dannies, in his complaint to the Colva police, said that he was returning home from his usual practice session on a motorcycle when the accused blocked his way and charged him of trespassing into his property. An argument ensued and the duo soon came to blows. Migrant labourers also joined the duel at the instance of Audi and allegedly began pelting stones. A profusely bleeding Dannies rushed to the Colva police station and lodged a complaint. Police sources informed that Dannies was immediately rushed to the Hospicio hospital at Margao, where he was administered medical treatment and was subsequently discharged. The news about the assault on his star player prompted Churchill to rush to the Colva police station to secure justice for his employee. DySP Gaonkar is learnt to have assured Churchill of conducting a thorough probe into the matter. Churchill however preferred not to comment on the issue when questioned by media persons and hurriedly made his exit from the Colva police station. Meanwhile, the accused, Ravindra Audi, has also lodged a counter complaint against the Churchill player accusing him of trespassing into his property and damaging some pipes lying within the compound wall surrounding his property. The Times of India var RN = new String (Math.random()); var RNS = RN.substring (2,11); b2 = ' '; if (doweshowbellyad==1) bellyad.innerHTML = b2; http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Goa/Churchill_Bros_player_assaulted_at_Colva/articleshow/3520037.cms ==2nd October 2008== Navelim Youth Centre, Kuwait Presents :::50 Years of Tradition:::