I was shocked and highly disturbed to hear about this murder on a block that is a walking distance from my house. A young man died because he slapped someone who molested his friend. That young man could have been me. It could have been any decent person who stood up to protect his friends.
The Times of India reported today that: "The deceased, Keenan Santos, who worked as a bartender in a five-star hotel, and his friends, including three women, were waiting at a paan shop in Amboli on Thursday night when four drunk men came by. One of the drunkards purposely fell on a woman in Keenan's group. When Keenan and his friends objected, a scuffle broke out. The drunks left the spot only to return minutes later with more men. They stabbed Santos and mercilessly beat up his friends-Reuben and Benjamin Fernandez and Avinash Bali."
The police arrested four people so far for the murder. The TOI goes on to say, "Keenan's friends alleged that the accused showed no remorse after the crime and were telling their friends at the police station that they would be out of jail within a few months. Eyewitnesses had said that a dozen men had attacked Keenan and his friends. However, the police, after verifying the facts, have concluded that only the arrested four were involved in the brawl."
It's a shame that someone had to die like this. I hope the full weight of the law is thrown on these barbarians.
I had a chance to visit the church, where the deceased young man was a parishoner. Some of his friends alleged that this murder was "pre-meditated and not caused by a slap." The mainly Catholic youth of Amboli are petrified after this incident and a funeral mass on Sunday had an unusually large number of visitors spanning all religions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-F9cNLRZI&feature=related
The Times of India reported today that: "The deceased, Keenan Santos, who worked as a bartender in a five-star hotel, and his friends, including three women, were waiting at a paan shop in Amboli on Thursday night when four drunk men came by. One of the drunkards purposely fell on a woman in Keenan's group. When Keenan and his friends objected, a scuffle broke out. The drunks left the spot only to return minutes later with more men. They stabbed Santos and mercilessly beat up his friends-Reuben and Benjamin Fernandez and Avinash Bali."
The police arrested four people so far for the murder. The TOI goes on to say, "Keenan's friends alleged that the accused showed no remorse after the crime and were telling their friends at the police station that they would be out of jail within a few months. Eyewitnesses had said that a dozen men had attacked Keenan and his friends. However, the police, after verifying the facts, have concluded that only the arrested four were involved in the brawl."
It's a shame that someone had to die like this. I hope the full weight of the law is thrown on these barbarians.
I had a chance to visit the church, where the deceased young man was a parishoner. Some of his friends alleged that this murder was "pre-meditated and not caused by a slap." The mainly Catholic youth of Amboli are petrified after this incident and a funeral mass on Sunday had an unusually large number of visitors spanning all religions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR-F9cNLRZI&feature=related
These young men dead today could be anyone of us! this is the fate of our society.. and WOMEN! I almost feel ashamed to call myself human, belong to a race that could be capable of such brutality. i believe this should not go down in vain and if there has to be a revolution, then so be it!
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I echo your sentiments
ReplyDeleteJust unbelieveable, life is worth nothing to these people. They know they can get away with anything
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