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Daijiworld Media Network Goa
Panaji, Mar 30: The national commission for women (NCW) in their preliminary report on Scarlett's death case has said that Goa police investigations in rape and murder of the british teenager was `completely misleading.'
"Police are trying to hide the facts of the case and close it. We will never allow this to happen," NCW member Nirmala Venkatesh who was down in Goa to investigate the case said.
Venkatesh during her two days visit to Goa went around Anjuna beach and met Fiona Mackeown, Scarlett's mother and senior police officials investigating the case.
"Police investigation in this case is completely misleading and evidence in this case are destroyed by police themselves," She said.
The NCW member today that they will continue crusade to give justice to Fiona and will brief Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and United Progressive alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi on the police attitude in this case.
Contradicting the hitherto police investigation, Venkatesh suspected that Scarlett was injected with morphine. "She was raped by four to five persons by gagging her mouth. There are nail marks on the body and several marks which indicates that more than one person was involved in sexually assaulting her," Venkatesh said.
The NCW member clarified that the preliminary report is based on her interaction with the concerned agencies and they will come out with the final report subsequently.
Scarlett Eden Keeling was found dead on Goa's popular Anjuna beach on February 18 and police have already arrested two locals for drugging, raping and leaving her to die in shallow beach water.
"We have seen the postmortem and viscera reports. Our findings are based on the evidences found in those reports," she said.
The NCW has questioned police wisdom in delaying the sending of viscera report for examination, which was vital for the investigation. She said that `inspector general of police Kishan Kumar during her meeting with him has admitted the police lapses in the investigation.'
Venkatesh said that the police are hiding the fact to protest some vested elements involved in the crime.
The NCW member also pointed out that Lui Café, a shack where Scarlett spent her last moments stands demolished. "Police should not have allowed the shack to be demolished as it is important evidence in the case. If CBI wants to probe the case, they have no evidence left there," she rued.
She also said that police sub inspector Nerlon Albuquerque and forensic expert Dr Silvano Sapeco who were involved in the initial investigation of the case should not have been suspended by the government.
Lending the full support to Fiona, Venkatesh rubbished the questions raised on her (Fiona's) ability to take care of her children. "No mother in this world is irresponsible towards her child," she said.
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