MAPUSA: An animal rights activist's mother was allegedly threatened by a panch member on Thursday.
A complaint in this regard has been lodged at the Mapusa police station. Animal lovers have condemned the incident.
John Fernandes, a member of the animal rescue squad - a animal rights NGO - had assisted forest officials to nab Assonora panch Francis Vaz on charges of storing nearly 7kg of venison in his refrigerator on October 5.
Janice Fernandes, mother of John, lodged the complaint with the Mapusa police that Assonora panch, Vaz, threatened her and her son with dire consequences if John did not tender an open apology to him. John, who is out of the state on a mission against illegal slaughtering, told TOI that Vaz came to his house on Thursday morning.
His house was closed and his mother had gone to work. Vaz managed to get the address, went to the mother's workplace and threatened her that her son will be beaten up.
John's mother, along with Amrutsingh of the animal rescue squad, approached the Mapusa police station and lodge the complaint against the Assonora panch member.
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