Two individuals namely Sachin Rathod and Raj Pawar, both residents of Candolim but natives of Karnataka have been placed under arrest by Calangute police on Wednesday for cheating a tourist on the pretext of providing a girl for enjoyment for a night.
The complainant, reportedly with an intention to lay a trap, paid Rs 5000/- however the accused persons didn't provide any girl whatsoever. Further when the complainant contacted Calangute police PI Jivba Dalvi ,the police laid a trap to nab the accused persons. The
accused persons were again contacted to provide one more girl, and were nabbed when they showed up at the agreed location. Rs 5000 cash was recovered and mobile phones used by the accused were attached. An offence has been registered against the accused persons under section 420 read with section 34 of IPC for cheating. Further investigations are on by PSI Mahesh Naik under the supervision of PI Jivba Dalvi.
