‘Scarlette had alcohol, cocaine and morphine’

‘Scarlette had alcohol, cocaine and morphine’
Preetu Nair | TNN

Panaji: It is now official. British teenager Scarlette Keeling had a deadly cocktail of alcohol, cocaine and morphine on the night before her body was found on the Anjuna beach on February 18.
The viscera report of the FSL in Kalina, Mumbai, confirmed that Scarlette’s blood sample sent by police contained alcohol and two types of drugs—cocaine and morphine. Sources said 90 to 100 milligram of alcohol, cocaine and morphine was found in the sample.
“The viscera report is positive and strengthens our case,’’ Goa IG Kishen Kumar said. The police had been maintaining that Scarlette was drugged, raped and then dumped in water which led to her death. “We are insisting on murder, as Scarlette was dumped in the water after she became unconscious. If a person is unconscious and dumped in water, the person will definitely die,’’ said Kumar.
Cops ruled out Mumbai businessman Murali’s role in the incident. “Murali has been examined and his statement has been recorded before a magistrate. There are differences in Mike’s statement and we sent him to record his statement before the magistrate,’’ he said
Spl unit to patrol Goa beaches 24x7
Faced with stiff criticism for unsafe beaches, the Goa government has now decided to form a special police unit to man beaches 24x7. “The state government will deploy a special unit of the police to man the beaches,” Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said after his return from New Delhi. TNN
Now, casinos feel the heat
After beach shacks, it is now the turn of casinos to face the heat in Goa. With two more casinos set to join the Caravela Casino, the state government is under pressure from the BJP to stop the proliferation of gambling dens. The BJP has threatened to take to the streets to stop the government from permitting two new casinos in Panaji. TNN

2008 Mar 21 Times Of India Mumbai