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PANAJI
Goa police has ordered a preliminary inquiry into the alleged police negligence as claimed by a South Goa-based businessman that he in April had alerted police of the dubious all-brand promotion firm which reportedly duped several people in Goa.
Mukundraj Mudras claimed that he had informed a PSI of the Crime Branch regarding the dubious firm which under the pretext of advertising scheme assured certain amount of money (as EMI) to the people towards promoting a company brand by pasting its sticker on their vehicles.
Mudras said that if the police had acted on his inputs, the fraud could have been prevented.
According to information, Superintendent of Police (SP) Crime Branch Karthik Kashyap has ordered a preliminary inquiry into the incident which will be conducted by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch.
Mudras claimed that he also has an audio recording in which the PSI can be heard saying after he was informed of the dubious firm, he had visited the office of the firm in Patto-Panaji but it was found to be closed. Based on directives of the PSI, Mudras claimed he also had sent an email pertaining to the matter to the Cyber Crime in April this year.
However, police claims that email contained information pertaining to the firm which appeared to be promotional. There was no mention of the suspicion. According to police, Mudras spoke to the PSI who is attached to Crime Branch while the email was sent to the Cyber Crime police station, which also is a part of the Crime Branch. The preliminary inquiry is expected to be completed within the next few days.
It may be recalled that last week the Economic Offences Cell (EOC) of the Goa police had registered an FIR on behalf of state. Till date the number of people who have been reportedly cheated by the firm has reached 411 and the total amount is said to be around Rs 1.12 crore, police informed.
Meanwhile, the EOC has sent a police team outside the state in search of the two Mumbai-based accused Sameer Veerani and Rahul Singh of the firm. Police has verified the addresses of the accused in Mumbai however they appear to be fake. Police sources claimed that it is an interstate racket as the firm in question had opened offices also in Kudal and Sawantwadi and that several people there also have been reportedly duped by the firm.