BUULSEYE : KARAPUR FIGHTS BACK : Revolution Day Turns Into A Battle For Civil Rights

DEMOCRACY DETAINED? | 75 DAYS OF KARAPUR RESISTANCE What was meant to be a peaceful observance of the 75th day of the Karapur agitation turned into a dramatic confrontation over democratic rights and police action. On June 18, residents of Karapur gathered to mark 75 days of their protest against the House of Abhinandan Lodha project. However, before they could reach Azad Maidan, several protestors were picked up and taken to the Old Goa Police Station, triggering allegations of illegal detention and suppression of dissent. Activists, legal experts, and opposition leaders questioned the legality of the police action. Advocate Caroline Colaco argued that detaining citizens without a genuine apprehension of breach of peace could amount to unlawful detention. Activists accused authorities of attempting to silence a peaceful people's movement. The incident also saw rare political unity, with opposition leaders cutting across party lines to support the protestors. Tempers flared inside the police station as politicians confronted officials and demanded the immediate release of those detained. After hours of tension and political intervention, the protestors were finally released and dropped back in Panjim. Was this preventive policing or an attack on the democratic right to protest? Watch this special report as we examine the events, the legal questions, and the continuing battle over the Karapur project.