PANAJI: Condemning the arrest and alleged custodial assault of Shailendra Velingkar, Congress on Sunday demanded that the government form a panel of doctors to examine Velingkar’s injuries. Congress also said that an impartial probe should be conducted into the alleged human rights violations that occurred at Shel Melauli on January 6.
State Congress president Girish Chodankar alleged that Velingkar was brutally assaulted by police personnel to the extent that he is no long able to hear and stand properly.
Velingkar, the son of former RSS Goa chief Subhash Velingkar, was arrested by police for allegedly leading the anti IIT-Goa protests at Shel Melauli.
Congress said that BJP was using police personnel, particularly IPS officers, to terrorise farmers, locals and political office bearers. Chodankar also claimed that DGP Mukesh Kumar Meena has been sidelined.