MAPUSA
In a major breakthrough in a financial fraud case, the Anjuna Police have attached assets worth more than Rs 1.22 crore that were allegedly bought using money from a Rs 4.37 crore embezzlement. It is one of the notable cases in Goa in which Section 107 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 has been used to recover assets linked to a cheating case.
The case relates to Crime No. 78/2025 registered at the Anjuna Police Station on a complaint filed by Shivkaran Singh, proprietor of Sukha – The Indian Platter at Sukoon Hospitality in Assagao. The accused, Gulshan Kumar Singh, has been booked under various provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
According to police, the accused, while working as the restaurant manager, allegedly manipulated billing records, misappropriated company funds and diverted money into his own bank accounts and those of his family members, causing a loss of about Rs 4.37 crore to the complainant. The financial investigation, led by PSI Swapnil Naik, found that the diverted funds were allegedly used to build a house, buy immovable property, purchase gold ornaments and transfer money to family members.
Based on the evidence collected, police approached the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC), Mapusa, seeking attachment of the identified assets under Section 107 of the BNSS. The court allowed the application and ordered the attachment of the properties.
Following the court’s order, the Anjuna Police carried out attachment proceedings in Delhi, securing a residential house valued at about Rs 1.2 crore, along with gold ornaments and motorcycles worth around Rs 2.5 lakh, preventing them from being sold or transferred during the investigation.
Police said further investigation is underway.
