SANGUEM
Quepem police have arrested three persons allegedly linked to the assault on video journalist Amit Naik and his friend at Rivona-Sanguem on September 14.
The arrested suspects have been identified as Renito Fernandes of New Vaddem, Vasco, Mandar Prabhu of Chikangal, Panchawadi, and David Diniz of Shiroda.
The arrest of the three accused persons comes 45 days since the brutal attack on Amit Naik and his friend with hockey sticks by four masked persons. The fourth person is reportedly absconding from police.
The attack took place while Amit and his friend were driving back home from Margao. When they reached Rivona, unknown persons driving a car stopped Amit and began assaulting his friend, suspecting him to be Amit.
When he informed the assailants that he was not Amit, the assailants started assaulting Amit, who managed to escape from their clutches by finding shelter in the nearby forest.
The arrest of the three persons is expected to spill beans as to who is the mastermind behind the attack and why Amit was assaulted.
