PANAJI: Old Goa police booked two people after a seven-year-old child died after falling into a hot water tub at the St Francis Xavier academy for special children. Old Goa PI Satish Padwalkar said that they have booked hostel warden Rita Fernandes, 51, a nun, and Meena Dabre, 48, a helper for death due to negligence. They have also been booked under Section 8 of the Goa Children’s Act, and Sections 75 and 85 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.Padwalkar said that Old Goa police received a complaint from Esther Torres, chairperson of the child welfare committee, North, Apna Ghar, that at around 4.45pm on Monday, Fernandes and Dabre, who were assigned to take care of the girl (among others), left them unattended near the tub. He said that the tub had very hot water, and that the child fell in it and sustained burn injuries. “The girl was shifted to Goa Medical College (GMC) and Hospital for treatment, where she succumbed to her injuries,” Padwalkar said.The PI said that the body has been preserved at GMC, and that he has written to the North Goa collector to direct a deputy collector to conduct an inquiry into the matter. He added that the girl’s family is from Odisha, and that her father is an engineer who works in a private company.
Police said the process of filing an FIR was underway (representational)Panaji: A seven-year-old girl died of burn injuries after falling into a bath tub with hot water in a centre for the specially-abled in Old Goa, a police official said on Monday.The child fell into the bath tub, which had hot water, at around 5pm on Sunday in the St Xavier's Training cum Production Centre for Children with Disabilities, and she died at 2am on Monday, the official said.According to a letter written to the state's Child Welfare Committee by Father Rosario Walter D Souza, who represents the missionary-run centre, the child fell into the bath tub with hot water when the warden had gone to fetch more water.The mentally unwell child was rushed to a private hospital and then the state-run Goa Medical College and Hospital, where she died of 79 per cent burns at 2am on Monday, according to Mr Rosario's communication to the CWC.PromotedListen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.comThe Old Goa police station official said the process of filing an FIR was underway in the case, and the district collector has been informed, who has instituted an inquiry under the sub divisional magistrate since the victim is a minor.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayWatch: "Satisfied After Lunch" - Baby Rescued 128 Hours After Turkey Quake
PANAJI: Police on Saturday arrested Manish Kumar Seth, a 30-year-old resident of UP, and seized alleged narcotic substance worth Rs 1.5 lakhThe Agasaim police station received information that one person was likely to strike a deal involving narcotics at Mai Maria bar and restaurant, Malwara, Agasaim. Police said once the information was confirmed, a raid was conducted. “We have arrested Seth after he was found in illegal possession of 1.5kg of greenish colour leafy narcotic substance suspected to be ganja worth Rs 1.5 lakh,” North Goa superintendent of police Nidhin Valsan said.Further investigation is being conducted under the supervision of DySP Sudesh Naik. In the last couple of months, Goa Police have been active against the drug trade and conducted raids to seize narcotics across the state, specifically in coastal belt of Goa.
PANAJI: The Goa Police on Saturday arrested one Manish Kumar Seth (30), a resident of Uttar Pradesh and seized alleged narcotic substance worth Rs 1.5 lakh from his possession.The Agacaim police station received information that a man was likely to strike a deal involving narcotics at Mai Maria bar and restaurant at Malwara. Police said once the information was confirmed, a raid was conducted. “We have arrested Manish Kumar Seth after he was found in illegal possession of 1.5kg of greenish colour leafy narcotic substance suspected to be ganja worth Rs 1.5 lakh,” North Goa superintendent of police Nidhin Valsan said.Further investigation is being conducted under the supervision of deputy superintendent (SP) of police Sudesh Naik. In the last couple of month Goa Police have been active against the drug trade and conducted raids to seize narcotics across the state, specifically in coastal belt of Goa.
Two minor children were found dead at home while their father was later found hanging from a tree behind the house in North Goa district, police said on Sunday.Prime facie, it seems the man strangulated the children to death and then killed himself, Superintendent of Police (North) Nidhin Valsan told reporters.The bodies of the minor boy aged 14 and his eight-year-old sister were found in their house in Candolim village on Saturday night. Their mother was not at home when the children died, he said.“When the children did not open the door of the house, their mother opened it forcibly with the help of neighbours and found the children dead,” he said.The police received a call at around 10.30 pm on Saturday about the incident.The Calangute police then started searching for the children’s father who was untraceable since the kids were found dead, the official said.On Sunday morning, the man’s body was found hanging from a tree behind their house, Valsan said.The man was in his late 40s, another official said.“Prime facie, it looks like the father strangulated both the children to death and then killed himself,” Valsan said. An investigation is on into the incident, he added.