PANAJI:
As the number of job scam cases are on the rise with 29 FIRs registered against several including influential persons, Director General of Police (DGP) Alok Kumar assured of a fair and unbiased investigation.
"There is no interference of any sort. Our police teams are investigating the cases in a fair manner. Each complaint has been registered, indicating our progress. We are on the right track," DGP Kumar said during a press conference to update the ongoing investigation.
Since 2015, over 50 people were allegedly duped into false job claims. So far, 13 arrests have been made including two government employees and some involved in multiple cases.
DGP Kumar further stated that the investigation is being closely monitored from the DIG to DGP levels. However, he clarified that the police department currently has no plans to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for these cases.
In North Goa, 17 cases have been registered. The police have recovered 116 grams of gold in one of these cases, SP North Akshat Kaushal said.
In South Goa, SP Sunita Sawant said that they have seized 12 incriminating items, vehicles, and frozen bank accounts worth Rs 5 crore. SP Sawant confirmed that, so far, no political links to the scam have been found and these scams were independently carried out by each accused.
