Bombay HC issues notice to police officer in contempt petition in Scarlette case

The Goa bench of Bombay High Court issued notice to Anjuna police station Inspector Ramesh Gaonkar in a contempt case against him for not taking action against British mother Fiona Mackeown for allegedly neglecting her teenaged daughter Scarlette Keeling, whose body was found under mysterious conditions on Anjuna beach last year. Justice C L Pangarkar issued the notice, which is returnable in two weeks, on the petition filed by social activist Aires Rodrigues, stating that despite a lapse of five months, the inspector had failed to comply with the undertaking given to the court on October 10 last year, to investigate the complaint against Ms Mackeown in the Scarlette’s case, thus constituting contempt of the court. The complainant, in his original petition, had urged police to probe the role of Fiona in the drugging, rape and murder of her minor daughter whose semi-naked body was found on February 18 last year at the infamous Anjuna beach in North Goa. He stated that leaving her minor daughter with a stranger and going for holidaying in neighboring Gokarna along with her companion and other children amounted to neglect under the Goa Children’s Act and hence Fiona be punished after due probe

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