Goa, Oct. 24 -- Tension continues to simmer in Honda, Sattari, as families of those arrested in the Narkasur night violence have accused the Valpoi Police Inspector and his team of 'mishandling' the investigation and targeting 'innocent' villagers. The families have urged Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to suspend the PI and other police officials allegedly responsible for 'mismanagement and negligence'.

Residents claimed that the police acted in haste, arresting people who were not even present at the scene. "Our sons are innocent. The police failed to stop the incident that night, and now they are punishing the wrong people," said an aggrieved parent. Another resident alleged that when the car was torched outside the Honda police outpost,...