MAPUSA
Calangute police have handed over case of Calangute Panchayat’s misappropriation of funds of Rs 47.88 lakh to the Vigilance Department.
It may be recalled that on April 26 Calangute Panchayat Secretary Raghuvir Bagkar had filed a complaint at the Calangute police station stating that an amount of Rs. 47.88 lakh was missing from the Cash in Hands fund of Calangute Panchayat.
Bagkar further stated in his complaint that he had taken charge as Panchayat secretary in December 2016 and during the primary investigation he found discrepancy in Cash in Hands fund.
He also said that former sarpanch and present sarpanch did not co-operate with him to conduct an depth investigation in the matter.
In June 2017, new panchayat members took the charge of office and in the month of July chartered accountant D N Vengurlekar Associates were given responsibility to conduct an in-depth investigation into the panchayat’s accounts, said the complainant.
During the investigation it was found that amount of Rs. 47.88 lakh was missing from the Cash in Hands fund and this misappropriation took place from the year 2011 till June 2016, informed the complainant.
Calangute police have presented the complaint before North Goa SP Chandan Choudhary. SP Choudhary then handed over this
complaint to the Vigilance Department.
