TNNColva: Colva police arrested Isidoreo Souza of Betalbatim on Friday evening under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, for allegedly brutally assaulting his 83-year-old father.Isidoreo’s wife, Irene Gonsalves, has also been booked for the same offence but was not arrested at the time of registration of the case in view of Supreme Court guidelines, police said.According to the complaint filed by Crisostomo Mariano Soares of Cuncolim, he came across a video on social media showing an elderly person being assaulted inside a house.Soares stated that the video shows a woman and a man physically assaulting 83-year-old Loyala Souza.Irene is seen slapping Loyala and later assaulting him with slippers. Subsequently, Isidoreo also assaulted the senior citizen with slaps and fist blows in the video clip.Soares said that both Isidoreo and Irene are heard abusing, threatening and humiliating the elderly man in the clip.Soares alleged that Loyala appeared to have been prevented from moving freely or leaving the premises.According to the complaint, the video prima facie discloses not only physical assault but also wrongful restraint, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation.Based on the complaint, Colva police registered an offence against Isidoreo and Irene, alleging that Loyala was repeatedly assaulted with slippers and slapped on his head, face, neck, hands and other parts of his body with common intention, thereby causing bodily injuries.The couple has also been booked for allegedly wrongfully restraining the victim, abusing him with filthy language and threatening him with dire consequences.Social welfare director Dipak Desai said he sent the viral video to the DGP requesting investigation as per law and appropriate action based on the facts and evidence available.
