Family Killing

''Why is family killing family in Goa?''

   Now a days many murder cases we can see in our goan society. Most of the cases occurs only because of one reason that is property argument between siblings in the family. Even blood brothers don't feel anything while killing their siblings only because of money and property.

   In March 2012, warkhand village in pernem such case had take place where Eknath Thakur killed his own younger brother Sadanand Thakur after an altercation over a property dispute turned violent. Eknath, in a fit of rage, hit his brother on the head with a stick and than smashed his chest with a stone. And he murdered his brother this is only because - the duo had a argument over a property that they owned and were unhappy with the way the issue was getting resolved.

   In December 2012, Nanora village in Bicholim taluka another cases emerged where Shashikant Laxman Gaonkar was killed by his younger brother Sunil Gaonkar with an iron rod in altercation over his property dispute. Sunil later tried to bury Shashikant's died body inside the cowshed near their house at Usap, Nanora. The reason was the sibling were at loggerheads over their ancestral property despite living in the same house and their fights had become bitter.

    In August 2013, St. Cruz village in Tiswadi taluka Norman Fernandes attacks and kills his sister Maureen Vaz, her mother in law Aurita. Her brother in law Edgar survived  the brutal knife attack but he fought for his life in Goa Medical College. The reason was a property dispute where that they both owned and were unhappy with the way the issue was getting resolved. In St. Cruz, while the village mourns the deaths of two of their own, while Edgar Vaz is fluctuating between life and death in GMC, knowing that he has just lost his wife and mother, Rafael Peixode attacked his brother and sister in law. No deaths occurred but this proves that property disputes within the family have taken a real ugly turn.

Most the murdered takes place where one brother murdering another brother in a fit o rage. The Portuguese law that we all follow in Goa doesn't allow the occupant of the land to make any changes and needs all siblings t sign. So, some of they are abroad or some gives any excuses in such cases, the chances of cheating and fraud happens. As property prices remain Goa's perennial goldmines, the patience with laws is running out and greed is breaking Goa's families often with murderous consequences. And it is sad to see the degradation of family values in today's world. Greed has taken over and the strong family happens to be the nucleus of the society. If the members of the one family cannot live together in peace and harmony. There are many other avenues available to resolve any dispute over property matters, murder is not a final answer to live.