Panaji: The owner of a Goa resort faces charges following an incident during New Year celebrations at Ashvem beach, where the wife of the Italian ambassador to India suffered a head injury due to fireworks set off from the resort’s beach-facing facility.
According to news agency PTI, the incident took place on January 1, prompting the registration of an FIR on February 2 after a complaint was lodged by Honorary Vice Consul of Italy in Goa, Shrinivas Dempo. The police registered the case under section 338 of the Indian Penal Code, which pertains to causing grievous hurt by an act endangering the life or personal safety of others.
The FIR indicates that the resort owner permitted the launch of fireworks from the premises, leading to Paola Ferri, the wife of Vincenzo de Luca, the Ambassador of Italy to India and Nepal, sustaining a head injury after being struck by fireworks.
“We will record a statement of the victim and initiate further process. We are yet to arrest the owner of the resort,” stated a police officer, as quoted in the media reports.
