A Goan tiatr on Scarlett Keeling's memory
Scarlett Keeling's murder is still shrouds in mystery. Her mother is
determined to expose the underbelly of Goan tourism. Meanwhile, famous Goan
tiatrist, Roseferns, releases a play called Goenkara –Tum Ragar Zainaka in her
memory..
CJ: Armstrong Vaz
THE MURDER case of the British teenager, Scarlett Keeling in Goa did send the
world media into frenzy for covering the mysterious death and subsequent
cover-up in detail. Almost three-and-half months later, the interwoven facts
and mysteries of her death, inspired famous Goan tiatrist, Roseferns, to
release a play called Goenkara –Tum Ragar Zainaka (Goan – You do not get angry)
in her memory on June 1.
The tiatr (a popular form of folk-drama for Goans) story is based on Keeling,
the 15-year-old British girl whose half-naked body was found at the Anjuna
beach in February this year.
The protagonistÂ’s role in the tiatr is played by Antonette de Maina. The play
has many people, dancing to the trance music scenes. It explores the supposed
plot on her immediate life before her murder. It shows the issues of drug
overdose, physical intimacy with two men; her losing of consciousness, and her
body, being dumped into the sea and attempts, made to treat the case as
drowning or suicide etc.
The director, also known as Â’King of CenturiesÂ’, for his roles in popular
hits, which have crossed the 100 mark on numerous occasions in the past, has
used the typical Goa beach shack scenes as backdrop to his tiatr.
RosefernsÂ’ family has been entertaining Goan audiences with his popular
folk-plays for the last three decades.
Incidentally, a Bollywood film, ‘Rave Party’, is to be produced by Prabhakar
Shukla and set for release in October this year, if everything goes according
to the plan of the director, with leading actress Katrina Kaif, likely to play
the role of Keeling.
It should be learnt that KeelingÂ’s body is yet be buried as her mother, Fiona
Mackeown, has refused to conduct her funeral rites, after she discovered that
her daughterÂ’s internal organs have been missing as the doctor conducting a
third autopsy on her body, discovered the missing organs in England.
In Goa, two autopsies were conducted, both of which were exclusively on the
nature of death. Mackeown had alleged drug mafia links and also that, a
ministerÂ’s son was also linked in hushing up her daughterÂ’s death, as a case of
drowning.
Allegations, which have been brushed aside by the state home minister, Ravi
Naik, whose son, Roy Naik, has been accused of playing a key role in the
mafia-drug nexus along the 105km Goa coastline.
With allegations of political links to the death of the girl and the alleged
cover attempt by Nerlon Albererque, the police-in-charge of Anjuna police
station, and also giving up to the international media pressure, the Goa
government had written to the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) to take
over the case, which they have not done till date.
The CBI, which has been bogged down by a huge number of cases, will make its
case clear in the next couple of weeks when they will file their reply at the
Goa bench of the Bombay High Court in Panaji, whether it will accept the
request forwarded to it by the state government.
The high court intervention came when the prime witness, Mike Masala, a
British, against whom a look-out notice was issued by the police has not been
able to leave the country even after giving his statement to the Goa police.
The look-out notice has not been lifted as the CBI is yet to take over the case.
Meanwhile, Mackeown and her lawyer, Vikram Vohra have been looking forward to
help from the Scotland Yard. They are planning their next legal step. But, if
the CBI refuses to take up the case, it will be a big defeat for her as she is
hell bent on exposing the corrupt underbelly of the Goan tourism.
- Forwarded by www.goa-world.com
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