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Employee booked for Rs 23 lakh fraud at Porvorim firm

PORVORIM
An employee of a private company has been booked by Porvorim police in connection with a fraud of Rs 23 lakh.

Hukumpal Devendra Solanki (37), the owner of Creative Entrepreneur located at Green Hills, Soccoro, filed a complaint with Porvorim police stating that the accused Susanta Kumar Babaji Gochhayat (43) of Odisha was working with them as an account assistant and was entrusted with the work of disbursement of money for local requirements.

Gochhayat was accused of dishonestly misappropriating an amount of Rs 23 lakh, thereby committing a breach of trust. The accused had gone to his native place in Odisha a few days ago and since he did not return and was not responding to phone calls, Solanki suspected foul play and upon checking, noticed a fraud in the accounts.

Police have registered the offence under Section 408 of the Indian Penal Code and PSI Sitaram Malik is investigating the case under the guidance of Police Inspector Rahul Parab.

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Man jumps off Mandovi bridge

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Nov 30, 2023, 1:23 AM IST
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PANAJIA young man jumped off the Mandovi Bridge during the late hours of Tuesday. He has been identified as Farooq Usman, aged 27 years, and worked with a washing centre.According to the police, Farooq and his brother were walking along the new Mandovi bridge around 11.45 pm when the former took the drastic step. His brother immediately called the police and fire control rooms, informing them about the incident.Farooq’s slippers were found on the bridge itself while…

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