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Non-Goan maulavi's caustic speech in Vasco under probe

Non-Goan maulavi's caustic speech in Vasco under probe

Author: Maya Bhushan Nagvenkar
Publications: Herald
Dated: January 6, 2002

Panjim, Jan 5: Police are probing into yet another instance of a non-Goan maulavi, allegedly delivering inflammatory and seditious speeches recently. This time in a mosque at Vasco and areas adjoining the port town.

Highly placed sources informed, that the incident which was being probed by the Crime Branch earlier, had now been transferred to the Deputy Superintendent of Police Anita Rodrigues for preliminary enquiries.

They described this new occurance as a near replica of the incident, which occured at Quepem, a couple of months ago.

"The Vasco incident also follows a similar pattern.  Even to the extent wherein, a section of the locals Muslims living in these areas, too, have expressed discomfort at the nature of speeches and discourses delivered by this particular maulavi," they said. "The only difference which we have noted in this case, has been, that the maulavi had been camping at the mosque for a while," sources informed.

A preliminary report on this incident is being prepared, police sources informed.

Police have observed from their preliminary enquiries, that a dearth of maulavis of Goan origin in the State, often results in the reliance on imports from other States, like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh etc.

"Some of the outstation maulavis take this opportunity as a toehold for carrying out such activities," sources also informed.

While police preliminary investigations, have showed that the first reported instance of an alleged inflammatory and seditious speech by the maulavi occured in mid November, highly placed sources claimed, that police are now in the process of collecting 'evidence' against the particular maulavis.

"The same person also carried out a speech of such nature at Birla area, located near Zuari nagar, where he had managed to garner quite an audience," a police sleuth, who has been entrusted the responsibility of garnering inputs, as part of the police enquiry, told this reporter.

While senior police officers claim, that they are presently collecting evidence to support the case, police sources informed, that if a complainant is forthcoming now, it would strengthen the case further.

"We are treading on delicate ground. We need a complaint to come forward," police sources informed.  Secretariat sources also informed, that a report as directed by the Ministry of Home Affairs on the number of madarsas, mosques, maulavis and their antecedents, has already been compiled and sent to New Delhi. The report had been compiled by the CID/Crime Branch.

It may be recalled, that such an incident had also been reported at a mosque in Quepem some months ago. The South Goa police had then been in receipt of a written representation, from some local Muslims residing in Quepem, who had raised objections to the allegedly inflammatory and seditious speeches made by a couple of non-Goan preachers.
 


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