Goan activist attacked for taking on a politician

Panjim: Masked men attacked the convenor of a renowned NGO 'Utt Goenkara' in Panjim on Monday night. This after Aires Rodrigues started a crusade against Goa Education Minister Babush Monserrat.

Rodrigues was attacked with choppers following which he was immediately rushed to the Campal Clinic in Panjim.

An emergency operation was carried out by the doctors. Rodrigues had earlier come forward to support of a German woman who accused Education Minister Monserrat's son of sexually assaulting her daughter.

He had accused the police of sleeping over the matter since it involved a minister's son.

This is not the first time that Rodrigues has taken on Monserrat. He had earlier lodged an FIR against the minister for allegedly submitting a false affidavit to the election commission.