Almost winding up her crusade against the flourishing drug trade in the coastal state, Fiona Mackeown, has moved to an undisclosed destination in South Goa fearing for her life.
PANAJI: Almost winding up her crusade against the flourishing drug trade in the coastal state, Fiona Mackeown, mother of slain British girl Scarlett Eden Keeling, has moved to an undisclosed destination in South Goa fearing for her life, allegedly from the drug mafia.
"There is no point in continuing the fight if state police are not interested in cooperating. The men in uniform are busy leveling allegations against me rather than probing what I say," Fiona said from a beach village in South Goa.
Fiona, who was in the media glare for almost a month, shifted to South Goa, on Friday and denied to reveal her address publicly.
"In case, I end up being a victim, I know it would not bring back my daughter to life but it would have saved generations of Goans who are getting trapped in the drug trade," Fiona said.
The 43-year-old mother is already facing wrath for alleging state Home Minister Ravi Naik's involvement in the drug trade.
The UK national, who is fighting a battle to expose the drug mafia and justice to her daughter Scarlett, who was drugged, raped and left to die on Goa's popular Anjuna beach, says that she would prefer to stay back peacefully in UK, as no one in Goa has come forward to provide support her cause.
"The state government has categorically stated that they will not allow me to enter India again. I have to fly back with the coffin as I have to give a decent burial to my daughter. How I am supposed to continue the fight," she asked.
She said that people in the drug mafia may not have sent a direct threat to her but there are talks on the beaches that the trade has come to a halt because of her.
"People say that if I had to walk out accepting Scarlett's death as due to drowning then their business would not have suffered as it is now," Fiona said.
"I cannot give you direct evidence of drug mafia threatening me as they have not gone on television to say that. But these talks are enough indication of their ire towards me," she said.
The UK lady said she has no resources and adequate protection from the state government to expose drug mafia menace.
"As an individual I cannot expose the drug cartel alone," she said.
Fiona intends to carry back Scarlett's body next week while the formalities with the undertaker and UK embassy are in final stage.
"I would have preferred to return back and continue by struggle for justice but things do not seem to be happening. Like so many other tourists who have been victims of crime, this crime also would be buried because tourists do not have the time and resources to take matters to its logical conclusions," she said.
"It is the responsibility of the state. In the case of German tourist, who was molested last week, she has already flown back to her country to the satisfaction of the people who assaulted her and similar is the case with many more," Fiona alleged.
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