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Two booked for
duping Panaji firm
of `82.81 lakh
PANAJI: Panaji Police on Thursday booked one person from Mumbai and a Chinese national for duping a Panaji-based company to the tune of Rs 82.81 lakh in 2016.
As per the complaint filed by Harsha Devraj of Models Leisure Venture, Panaji, accused Vicky Tandon of Andheri (West), Mumbai
and Wenlong Quiu of Zhejiang, China with their common intention induced
complainant's company to pay an amount of Rs 82.81 lakh since March 17, 2016 under the pretext of supplying furniture to the complainant's company
and didn't provide the
same.
The duo have been booked for dishonesty misappropriated funds and cheated the complainant's company to the tune of Rs 82,81,250.
Panaji Police sub inspector Arun Gawas Dessai is investigating the matter further.


Two youth held on drugs charges
VASCO: Two teenagers have been arrested by Vasco police on charges of possessing drugs worth Rs 15,000.
Vasco police led by PSI Shivram Gavas conducted a raid near Dabolim Airport Junction at around 10 pm on Thursday and nabbed Rohan Lalji Saroj (18) of New Vaddem with 50 grammes of ganja and Casmiro Silva (19) of Nagoa-Verna with 103 grams of ganja. "The value of the seized drugs in this raid is Rs 15,000. An offence has been registered under the NDPS Act and this is the 11th narcotic case booked by Vasco police. So far this year, the seizure has been 10.203 kgs of ganja worth a combined Rs 10.2 lakh and 12 persons have been arrested in these cases," said PI Raposo. Vasco police PSI Shivram Gavas is further investigating the case.


Third burglary in
4 days at Mapusa
MAPUSA: Burglaries continued to strike Mapusa town and in the third incident within four days, burglars broke into a flat at Kamat Garden and fled with a gold chain worth Rs 30,000. According to Mapusa police, the flat owner, Wilfred Manuel, has been out of station since the past four months.
Taking advantage of his absence, burglars broke into the flat and stole a gold chain worth Rs 30,000. The incident came to light when a maid in the complex noticed the door open and alerted the complex security guard and neighbours, who in turn, intimated Mapusa police.
The owner's brother, who stays at Ekta Nagar was informed about the incident and he later filed a complaint at the Mapusa police station. PSI Sanjeet Kandolkar is investigating the case.


Assam native held with ganja in Margao
MARGAO: The Margao police on Friday arrested a native of Assam, Gopal Gogoi and seized from his possession 390 grams of ganja worth Rs 39,000 near the Ana Fonte garden. This is the 11th seizure of drugs effected by the Margao police, though the men-in-uniform are yet to track down the source of the drugs.
Margao PI C L Patil told the media that native of Assam, aged around 20-22 years, who has been staying in a rented house at Verna, has informed that he had procured the drugs from his home state.
Acting on a tip off, a Margao police team waited at the Ana Fonte garden when the accused came on his two-wheeler to dispose of the drugs. "We had raided his rented room at Verna, but could not find any drugs there. The police is interrogating the accused to find out the source of the drugs," PI Patil said.

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CS missive: Top priority for Mopa files

The Goan Network
Published Nov 4, 2017, 4:30 AM IST
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the goan I networkPANAJIThe Government of Goa has sent out directions all departments to deal with "applications" from the GMR Goa International Airport Limited "on top priority" with further instructions to the Heads of Departments (HoDs) to "personally monitor such references. The Chief Secretary, Dharmendra Sharma in a letter says the instructions are necessary on account of the "evident priority of the project." "Needless to say that cooperation and support from all the…

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