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PANAJI
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Goa has filed a chargesheet against the then passport officer Agnelo Fernandes and his wife in a disproportionate asset case before the district principal session court, South Goa.
Fernandes is presently serving as additional Collector of South Goa. The CBI sleuths have alleged disproportionate assets worth around Rs 70.71 lakhs with Fernandes.
During April 2013 to April 2016, Fernandes was on deputation in the Ministry of External affairs of India, serving as deputy passport officer at Regional passport office, Panaji.
During the raid in 2015, CBI officials found Rs 3.31 lakh in cash, 104 costly liquor bottles, 115 shirts, 39 ties, 40 wrist watches, several pen sets, electronic goods like camera, Digi Tab, DVD, Laptop, Digital Diaries.
Fernandes, however, has claimed that he had received these goods as gifts. CBI has registered an offense against Fernandes under section 109 of IPC ad sect 13(2) r/w 13(1) E of PC Act 1988.
