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Francis, Mandrekar and Tanavade chargesheeted for Mapusa vandalism NT Staff Reporter Panaji March 29: The deputy inspector-general of police, Mr Muktesh Chander today disclosed that the police have chargesheeted former law minister, Mr Francis D'Souza; former agriculture minister, Mr Dayanand Mandrekar and the Tivim MLA, Mr Sadanand Shet Tanavade in the Mapusa vandalism case. Addressing a press conference at the police headquarters in the city this evening, Mr Chander said the accused involved in the vandalism of Hotel Mandarin, Mapusa, have been chargesheeted on February 28, this year. On July 6, 2004, Hotel Mandarin had become the target of ire when the hotel board, flower pots, window-panes and other valuables were damaged allegedly by workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party. On the delay in investigating the Mandarin vandalism, the DIG stated that evidence gathering is a time-consuming process. If the police are not armed with sufficient evidence then the case falls flat in court, and the police are blamed for it, he observed. On the vandalism of building plaques at Mala in the city, he said nobody has came forward or produced negatives of the photographs presented to the police. He said the case is now stands closed as they could not identify the accused. Comment: utt re Goenkar; time and time again, you let the whole state down! At the same time one cannot lay blame; you could be castigated for life and suffer the consequences, this is the what Goa/India is all about! Modus operandi. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
