PANAJI: A man was allegedly duped into believing he was appointed Goa’s Commissioner of Excise, a post that is currently vacant, and he even briefly occupied the chair before the department’s suspicious staff notified the police to have his appointment letter verified.
The individual identified as Manoj Talekar was detained by the police after he claimed he had been appointed Goa ’s new Excise Commissioner, showed up at the office, and ‘took charge’ of the position. In return for the money, Shankhwalkar handed him an appointment letter and asked him to take charge as Goa’s Excise Commissioner. The police have registered an FIR, and investigations are underway.
Upon questioning, Talekar claimed he had handed over ₹ 27 lakh to one Ajit Shankhwalkar, who had been promising him a government job, according to the police.
“However, we detained the individual and registered an FIR after we received a call from the staff of the Excise Department on Thursday,” a police official said.
