VASCO: The Vasco Railway Protection Force and Vasco railway police have booked cases against those who were protesting against the coal-related projects by blocking the railway tracks of South Western Railway at Arossim.
On the night of December 18, protesters from across the state had gathered at the railway tracks at Arossim, beside the St Lawrence Chapel. The protest, which began at 10.30pm, carried on till 3.25am of December 19. The police had to get the tracks vacated.
On Tuesday, Vasco RPF booked cases against 200-odd protesters under various sections of the railways act. Vasco railway police too have booked cases against 11 individuals and 200 others like activists Cecile Rodrigues, Gina Fernandes and others under the leadership of Abhijeet Prabhudesai. The cases have been booked under Sections 186, 143, 147, r/w 149 of ILC and other railways act.
Hundreds of protesters had gathered, peacefully sitting on the tracks, shouting slogans, singing songs related to Goa. The protesters had said that the movement would intensify and not stop till the government doesn’t take back the coal-related projects from Goa.