Teenage boy injured in acid attack in Goa, Congress demands actions, asks CM Sawant to…

New Delhi: A 17-year-old boy was grievously injured when some motorcycle-borne men threw acid on him in North Goa district on Monday morning. According to the police officials, the incident took place at 7.50 am when the boy was waiting for a bus in Dhargal village to go to his school in Mapusa town, a senior police official said.

The men on the motorbike threw acid on him and fled the spot, he said, adding the motive behind the attack was not yet known. The victim was initially taken to the North Goa District Hospital in Mapusa, but later shifted to the Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim near Panaji, the official said.

“An investigation has been launched to apprehend the culprits,” the official said.

Goa Congress President Amit Patkar condemned the incident, calling it a “heinous crime” that reflects a complete breakdown of governance. “This is not the Goa we know, nor the Goa we deserve. From daylight murders to drug mafias roaming free, and now acid attacks — this is how far our state has fallen,” Patkar said in a strongly worded statement posted on social media.

Patkar also demanded immediate arrest of the culprits, a fast-tracked investigation, and the harshest punishment for those responsible. “If the government cannot protect its citizens from such barbaric crimes, it has no moral right to remain in power,” he added, holding Chief Minister Pramod Sawant directly responsible for the worsening law and order situation.

As citizens express fear and outrage, political pressure is mounting on the Sawant government to act swiftly and decisively.

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