Goa BJP MLA caught on camera leading mob attacking restaurants

February 24, 2015 22:57

A Goa BJP legislator has been caught on camera allegedly leading a group of people that demolished two structures in Calangute-Baga coastal belt, claiming they housed dance bars and sex workers.

Bar and restaurant owners operating in the popular tourist belt today released CCTV footage that purportedly shows the local MLA, Michael Lobo, leading the group that razed the structures last week.

The ruling party lawmaker claimed it was a mob fury that led to the demolitions and he was just trying to control the violent crowd, which consisted of local residents.

At a press conference here, the bar owners released CCTV clips that sought to debunk his claim.

Clad in a white shirt, Lobo is seen leading a group of men and instructing them to pull down the structures at two separate bars.

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