PANAJI
Sachin Kurtikar, the man attacked near Bethora junction last Friday, has been booked for suspected Ganja possession. During the investigation of attempted murder against his assailants, the police recovered 10 grams of Ganja from his scooter.
Superintendent of Police (South) Sunita Sawant revealed that once the 32-year-old is discharged from the hospital, police will register an offense and interrogate him as well.
The Ponda police registered a case against him on Sunday while he is still undergoing treatment for bullet injuries at GMC.
Ponda Police last Saturday arrested three persons including the prime conspirator Devidas Masurkar, who opened fire at Kurtikar, and two brothers from Bihar Pravin and Prabhat Paswan on charges of attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy and other offenses.
Meanwhile, in a separate drug raid on Sunday, the Crime Branch sleuths arrested a 28-year-old Odisha native Jitendra Nayak for allegedly possessing 4 kg Ganja, worth Rs 4 lakh.
