QUEPEM: Tension flared up at Cavrem on Thursday, after a local and a truck driver were assaulted over the blocking of mining trucks by the locals on Wednesday evening. According to sources, some truck drivers and owners were irked that their trucks were blocked by residents on Wednesday evening and later detained by Quepem police.
The truck drivers gathered at Cavrem on Thursday morning and confronted the villagers. In the ensuing melee, one truck driver, Mariano Oliveira, allegedly assaulted one Gokuldas Velip of Cavrem, who sustained injuries to his face.
Irked with this, the angry villagers then allegedly assaulted Oliveira, causing him grievous injuries, who is presently admitted in a hospital. Quepem police led by PI Sudesh Narvekar along with his team rushed to the site and brought the situation under control.
Sources informed that on Thursday evening, some truck owners/drivers from Ambaulim, with a grudge to take revenge on villagers for assaulting Oliveira, gathered near the Ambaulim Panchayat and targeted Cavrem villagers, who were proceeding towards Cavrem and vice versa.
It is learnt that the truck drivers/owners who had gathered near Ambaulim Panchayat allegedly assaulted two villagers from Cavrem and Maina. The situation was tense in the area till late Thursday evening. When contacted, Quepem Police claimed that they have not received any complaint over the incident.
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