COLVA: A video showing an 83-year-old man allegedly being assaulted inside a house surfaced on social media, following which Goa police registered a case against his son and daughter-in-law. The clip allegedly shows the elderly man being slapped, hit with slippers and threatened by the accused.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 father, Loyala Souza.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 the video on social media showing an elderly person being assaulted inside a house.Soares stated that the video showed a woman and a man physically assaulting 83-year-old Loyala Souza.In the video clip, Irene is allegedly seen slapping Loyala and later assaulting him with slippers. Subsequently, Isidoreo is also seen allegedly assaulting the senior citizen with slaps and fist blows.Soares said that both Isidoreo and Irene were heard abusing, threatening and humiliating the elderly man in the clip.The complainant further alleged that Loyala appeared to have been prevented from moving freely or leaving the premises.According to the complaint, the video prima facie disclosed 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, causing bodily injuries.
