PANJIM, May 16 -- AUGUSTO RODRIGUES

Sixty-six-year-old Mangal Narvekar's cry for justice for her son, who serves in the police force, is a stark reminder to all in Goa: if the police themselves cannot get justice, what hope is there for the common man?

The realisation that the police cannot be entrusted with protecting their own struck Mangal when officers failed to arrest the man allegedly responsible for grievously assaulting her son, Rohan Narvekar, while he was on duty in the early hours of May 1.

Rohan, attached to the Quepem Police Station as a PC driver, filed a supplementary complaint on May 9, 2025 - eight days after the incident - against Joyson Fernandes and six unknown persons. The charges included obstructing a public serv...