German mom now wants justice, calls on SP George
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Panaji: Two days after writing to the Calangute police seeking to withdraw a case of rape against Rohit Monserrate and sexual harassment against Warren Alemao, the German woman now wants justice for her daughter.
People close to her said she is “under tremendous stress but wants justice for her daughter”. The woman had a closed-door meeting with SP (North) Bosco George and investigating officer PI Tushar Vernekar on Tuesday afternoon. Though details of the conversation are not known, the mother appeared relaxed and the police seemed confident after the meeting.
“She had come and she did meet us. As far as I know, she has no grievance against police investigations. We will continue with the investigations,” said George. The German mother had met him first on Monday afternoon, soon after his meeting with the German consul general Walter Stechel. She met the SP again on Tuesday.
However, her counsel Aires Rodrigues was unaware of the latest developments. He said, “She has not told me anything. She has not informed me that she had gone to meet SP (North).
I don’t know what they discussed.” Cops hope German mom will cooperate
Panaji: Police sources on Tuesday said that they were confident that the German woman who has levelled rape charges against the education minister’s son Rohit would now cooperate with the cops in the investigation. This statement gains significance as the police had said that the biggest hurdle they were facing in the investigation was the lack of cooperation from the mother and daughter.
The police have been trying to attach the hard disk of the computer used by her daughter to communicate with Rohit and have visited her house several times. But the German woman was unavailable on each occasion. The police also want more information from the minor girl to substantiate the evidence against the accused and had asked for a convenient date. That too has not been fixed. They had also requested the mother to accompany the daughter to identify the place where she had been sexually assaulted but she has so far refused to accept the letter.
Meanwhile, Rohit, who was granted bail by the children’s court, reported to the investigating officer on Tuesday from 10 am to 1 pm, in keeping with the court’s order.
November 12,2008, The Times of India, Goa edition
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Life’s become hell for us: German woman
Life’s become hell for us: German woman
‘Complaints Against Rich Counter-Productive’
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Panaji: Stating that their lives have been destroyed, the German mother who had alleged that her minor daughter had been raped by Goa education minister Atanasio Monserrate’s son Rohit and sexually abused by PWD minister Churchill Alemao’s nephew Warren wrote to the Calangute police on Sunday saying they “do not wish to proceed with the complaint, which may be treated as closed”.
“Since the day I filed the complaint on 14th October, life has become living hell for both me and my daughter. There are allegations and counter allegations in the media and we have now realised that we have been trapped in a situation not in our interests. We are also scared of being ‘Scarlet II’,” the mother wrote.
The letter came four days after the police wrote to her asking her to intimate the time at which to attach the hard disk of the computer used by her daughter to comunicate with Rohit. The police said they had visited the complainant’s house several times to attach the hard disk, but she was unavailable. They also said that more information would be required from her daughter to substantiate the evidence against the accused.
Soon after the case was registered, Calangute PI Tushar Vernekar had written to the mother on October 23 seeking details of her daily activities in Goa, her business details, the property and vehicles she owns and details of her income sources. This information was sought on behalf of the foreigner’s registration office. The German woman had failed to furnish the details.
SP (North) Bosco George denied any harassment by the police to the complainant. “We have done everything as per law and we will continue to do the same,” said George.
On November 3, the police had requested the mother to accompany the daughter to identify the place where she had been sexually assaulted, but she had refused to accept the letter.
The German woman in her letter said, “We are spending sleepless nights and we are in depression and shock and we are scared of the consequences of proceeding with the complaint. The murderous assault on our lawyer continues to play on our minds. We have learnt the bitter truth that making genuine complaints against the rich and mighty is entirely counter productive. We are constantly hounded, our names sullied, campaigns organised against us and all sorts of motives attributed to us.” She alleged that a minor child had been abused, but her complaint has only led to harassment. “We are unable to lead normal lives and even our lives themselves are at stake. We are crushed under the weight of the rich and mighty and are strangers unable to beat the system,” she wrote.
November 11,2008, The Times of India, Goa edition
‘Complaints Against Rich Counter-Productive’
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Panaji: Stating that their lives have been destroyed, the German mother who had alleged that her minor daughter had been raped by Goa education minister Atanasio Monserrate’s son Rohit and sexually abused by PWD minister Churchill Alemao’s nephew Warren wrote to the Calangute police on Sunday saying they “do not wish to proceed with the complaint, which may be treated as closed”.
“Since the day I filed the complaint on 14th October, life has become living hell for both me and my daughter. There are allegations and counter allegations in the media and we have now realised that we have been trapped in a situation not in our interests. We are also scared of being ‘Scarlet II’,” the mother wrote.
The letter came four days after the police wrote to her asking her to intimate the time at which to attach the hard disk of the computer used by her daughter to comunicate with Rohit. The police said they had visited the complainant’s house several times to attach the hard disk, but she was unavailable. They also said that more information would be required from her daughter to substantiate the evidence against the accused.
Soon after the case was registered, Calangute PI Tushar Vernekar had written to the mother on October 23 seeking details of her daily activities in Goa, her business details, the property and vehicles she owns and details of her income sources. This information was sought on behalf of the foreigner’s registration office. The German woman had failed to furnish the details.
SP (North) Bosco George denied any harassment by the police to the complainant. “We have done everything as per law and we will continue to do the same,” said George.
On November 3, the police had requested the mother to accompany the daughter to identify the place where she had been sexually assaulted, but she had refused to accept the letter.
The German woman in her letter said, “We are spending sleepless nights and we are in depression and shock and we are scared of the consequences of proceeding with the complaint. The murderous assault on our lawyer continues to play on our minds. We have learnt the bitter truth that making genuine complaints against the rich and mighty is entirely counter productive. We are constantly hounded, our names sullied, campaigns organised against us and all sorts of motives attributed to us.” She alleged that a minor child had been abused, but her complaint has only led to harassment. “We are unable to lead normal lives and even our lives themselves are at stake. We are crushed under the weight of the rich and mighty and are strangers unable to beat the system,” she wrote.
November 11,2008, The Times of India, Goa edition
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