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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading NGOs. Sangath is looking to build a centre for services, training and research and is looking to buy land of approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas If you have land to sell, please contact: contac...@sangath.com or yvo...@sangath.com or phone +91-9881499458 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM JULY 22: The forest department today arrested one Nagesh Majik from Keri Sattari in connection with the Tiger killing case that rocked the state some months back. According to sources Nagesh Majik was today called by the forest department at Tushimala Sanquelim for an inquiry. After an initial inquiry the department personnel including RFO, Tulshidas Wadkar, chodankar took him to the spot where tiger was killed. The sources told that the personnel also inquired the owner of the said land Arjun Majik who later denied that the property belong to him. On inspection the department recovered an used bullet very close to the site. The forest department immediately arrested Nagesh on suspicion even he has denied any link with the case. He was later kept in the custody of the Valpoi police. It may be recalled that some months back the forest department was taken to task when an environmentalist, Rajendra Kerkar disclosed that a tiger was killed in the village and the forest department are trying to hide the issue. Following the controversy the department rounded up Suryakarnt Majik and some other villagers who were also resorted to third degree treatment. In this incident Suryakant was also hospitalised after he had suffered serious injuries on his backbone. The villagers on the other hand had accused the department of threatening and terrorising the villagers to save their own skin. Speaking to Herald today the Suryakarnt Majik's brother, Prabhakar Majik told that the department is still terrorising the villagers and are frequently calling them for inquiries. "Today to our surprise Nagesh was called for an inquiry and was arrested late in the evening, while going in the forest to search for any possible clues the department also destroyed several cashew saplings that the villagers had planted." Prabhakar disclosed adding "we are trying to bail out Nagesh who claims to be innocent"