QUEPEM: Activist and former Paroda sarpanch Gabriel Fernandes along with others have lodged a complaint at the Quepem police station on Monday against three persons from Guddi, Paroda, and 17 unknown persons for assaulting them when they were returning home after conducting site inspection along with Quepem deputy collector Nilesh Daigodkar.
Based on a complaint filed by Fernandes and others that hill cutting is being carried out at Guddi Paroda, Daigodkar conducted site inspection along with the complainants on Monday.
Fernandes stated in his complaint that when they were returning home after site inspection, a group of people from the locality attacked them with fist blows and injured one of his friends.
“The person who is involved in illegal hill cutting had instigated locals to attack us. The locals threatened to kill me if I filed such complaints in future,” Fernandes said in the complaint.
Quepem PI told TOI that there is a minor injury to one of the complainants according to a medical examination conducted at Quepem primary health centre.
Police have registered a non-cognisable complaint against the three persons and 17 unknown persons. No arrests were made till late Monday night.
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