'why the the police not yet arrested the accused- Rohit' Pl. note, this is not coming from the 'masked man' this time..
Quote: HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, OCT 24 Failure of the Goa Police to nab Rohit Monserrate even after 20 days of filing a first information report (FIR) against him , wherein he has been accused by a German woman of sexually assaulting her 14-year-old daughter, has now put them in a tight spot. The Bombay High Court on Friday issued a suo moto show cause notice to Goa government asking why investigation should not be handed over to a specialized agency. The show cause notice issued by the division bench of Justices Swatanter Kumar and S A Bobde is returnable by October 27, when investigating officers will have to also explain before the court what investigations have taken place till today and why none of the accused have been apprehended. The bench has also directed the government to produce the police record in court. Reprimanding the police for not being able to arrest Rohit Monserrate, son of Education Minister Babush Monserrate, the court said “It is not only obligatory but mandatory for the investigating agency to effectively and expeditiously progress with the investigations of a case once the FIR is registered.” On October 2, a FIR was filed against the Monserrates. The court said newspaper reports demonstrated apathy of the police machinery towards the rule of law. The court further said that it has been brought to the notice and has been confirmed by the Registrar of Bombay High Court, Goa Bench, Goa, that none of the accused/suspects have been arrested till date. Referring to various news reports about failure of Goa Police in locating the accused , the court observed that “This is not a question of suffering of an individual but has effect on the society as a whole. Not only law but even public interest demands that the courts should ensure free, fair and independent investigation of the alleged offence.” === What you say Dr. JC, a close friend of babush? [EMAIL PROTECTED] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc
