VASCO
Vasco Police have registered a case against a fishing trawler worker from Tamil Nadu for allegedly misappropriating fishing equipment worth over Rs 3 lakh from his employer’s vessel at Kharewaddo jetty.
According to a complaint filed by Neny Remedina Fernandes E De Souza of Kharewaddo, Vasco, the accused, identified as P. Robin from Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, was employed on the complainant’s fishing trawler and had been entrusted with the vessel’s fishing gear, equipment and other movable property.
Police said that between October and November 2025, Robin allegedly left his job and took away essential fishing equipment, including two wireless sets worth Rs 36,000, an A.S. unit worth Rs 77,000, an echo sounder worth Rs 1.52 lakh, a Carmel GPS worth Rs 18,000 and a parachute worth Rs 21,500.
The alleged misappropriation disrupted the trawler’s fishing operations and caused the complainant a financial loss of about Rs 3.04 lakh.
Based on the complaint, Vasco Police have registered a case under Section 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
The investigation is being carried out by PSI Suresh Velip of Vasco Police Station under the supervision of PI Vaibhav Naik and the guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam.
