THE BLAME GAME CONTINUES…
Goa Police Writes….
On 18 .8.2021, SDPO Porvorim writes to HoD of Forensic medicine, GMC, asking for Protocols followed in drowning cases and why samples were not saved.
Dr Andre replies…
In the reply, he stated that viscera for chemical analysis is preserved in the following conditions:-
1. In Case of homicide/ suspected homicide/ or any suspicion of foul play, if so mentioned by the Police
2. Autopsy surgeon suspect presence of poison during the autopsy
3. In a decomposed dead body
4. When specially requested by the investigating officer during the investigation
POLICE-DOCS KILL
SIDDHI NAIK CASE?
As claimed earlier, no viscera, swab samples were saved for further probe
GMC Forensic Dept says no intimation from Police to save samples
Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The Siddhi Naik death case has taken a tragic turn as the enquiries now reveal there are neither any investigations conducted on the body by teh GMC Forensic Department nor were demanded by the Calangute police.
On Day One itself, the Police termed the Case as suicide, with cops saying that a body without clothes does not prove rape and murder.
“We will wait for the post-mortem,” the Police said.
As soon as the post-mortem was conducted, the body was handed over to the relatives without considering the seriousness of the Case.
Police ask for viscera, swab report…
Now, after almost a week, the DySP Edwin Colaco has written to the GMC Forensic Department head Dr Andre asking him whether viscera and swab samples were saved and “what is the procedure for saving the samples?”.
Dr Andre has replied that this is done only based on a police request missing in the Siddhi Naik case.
He stated that viscera for chemical analysis is preserved in the following conditions:-
1. In Case of homicide/ suspected homicide/or any suspicion of foul play, if so mentioned by the Police.
2. Autopsy surgeons suspect the presence of poison during the autopsy.
3. In a decomposed dead body.
4. When specially requested by the investigating officer during the investigation.
In short, the Police and the Police are now involved in a blame game to save themselves.
Errors committed in police investigations…
When the semi-nude body of Siddhi Naik was found, the Police failed to follow the protocols in such cases.
First and foremost, neither the police inspector Nolasco Raposo nor DySP Edwin Colaco visited teh site before sending the body for post-mortem, which is mandatory as per guidelines issued by the Collectors after the Scarlet Killing incident.
The second and another important part was no dog squad were brought as clothes were missing on dead.
The third point is the Police started the Case as suicide, and the father identified the dead body at the mortuary and not on the spot.
The fourth point, the doctors complimented Police by agreeing with their suicide theory in toto. They failed to keep DNA samples, viscera and samples from private parts.
This is what they say history repeats itself; similar errors were found in Mahananda Naik cases.