BY A GT REPORTER
PANJIM: The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday (April 1) revoked the dismissal of Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) Nerlon Albuquerque, the officer who was expelled from the force, for allegedly sabotaging the Scarlett Keeling investigation.
The division bench however did not interfere with Albuquerque’s ‘suspension’ but granted him liberty to propose a review application to Goa Police on it.
The bench comprising of Justices P Majmudar and U Salvi in their order added, that the department could hold a fresh disciplinary enquiry against the suspended PSI Nerlon for the alleged lapses he committed while investigating the Scarlett Keeling Eden case.
The Court further ordered that the fresh inquiry, should however be concluded within a period of five months, that is, by August 31. Moreover, the court ruled that Albuquerque could avail of his benefits within the enquiry period.
Interestingly, the Advocate General Subodh Kantak had earlier told the Court that the government would withdraw the dismissal order issued by the former Inspector General of Police Kishan Kumar against PSI Albuquerque, last year.
It may be recalled, that the Goa Police had ordered a departmental inquiry, before dismissing the officer, after he was accused of allegedly botching up the investigations into the British teenager’s death.
The deceased’s mother, Fiona Mackeown had subsequently raised questions about the initial inquiry conducted by the Anjuna police, after which PI Braz Menezes replaced Nerlon.
The case was later transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in June.
Albuquerque had challenged his dismissal in the High Court, arguing that he was deprived of the opportunity to defend himself and that his dismissal was a result of media pressure and interference by certain politicians.
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