MARGAO
The Maina Curtorim police have registered an FIR against a salesman for allegedly misappropriating Rs 2.24 lakh for personal gain after collecting pending payments from retail shopkeepers. The FIR was registered based on a complaint filed by Shivshankar Sitaram Khetan, proprietor of M/s Ashtavinayak, Mugali.
According to the complaint, the accused, a resident of West Mumbai, Maharashtra, was entrusted with delivering ice cream stock to retail outlets across South Goa. Between March and May 2026, he also collected pending payments from shopkeepers on behalf of the firm. The complaint alleged that the accused collected Rs 2,24,207 in cash and through UPI from various retail shopkeepers against valid receipts. However, instead of depositing the money into the company’s bank account, he allegedly made false claims and gave excuses to cover up the missing funds.
The complainant later verified the firm’s ledgers with the shopkeepers and confirmed that the payments had been made in full to the accused. The accused allegedly misappropriated the entire amount for personal gain and absconded without informing the complainant. A case has been registered against the accused under Sections 318(4) and 316(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
