Michael Tony Ferns and his wife Annie Gerards Ferns who have been booked by the Margao Police under sections 420, 423, 417, 418,468 read with sections 34 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code have moved for anticipatory bail. The Margao Sessions Court will hear the applications on March 26th.
Michael Tony Ferns is the founder Chairman of the Margao based NGOs Goa Citizens Welfare Trust and Dadleancho Ekvott. Also booked in the case is Michael Fern’s brother Jeffery Sydney Ferns who is based in Scotland with the police having to seek the assistance of the Interpol to ensure his presence in Goa. The trio have been booked for offences of cheating, fraud and forgery against for having allegedly duped a lady NRI from Navelim to the tune of seven lakhs. In her complaint to the Margao Police the NRI from Navelim Mrs. Perpetuo Fernandes has alleged that Michael Tony Ferns, Annie Gerards Ferns and Jeffery Sydney Ferns had deceived her by fraudulently and dishonestly inducing her to part with seven lakhs as part payment for a plot at Nagao near Verna. The complainant has alleged that the accused had falsely and fraudulently misrepresented to her that the 600 sq mt plot in Survey No 13/4 at Nagoa that was being sold to her for thirty six lakhs was a developed plot though infact it was orchard land. The complainant has further given the police documentary evidence that she paid an amount of seven lakhs to Michael Tony Ferns which includes the one lakh that she transferred on 20th June last year to the Bank of Scotland account of Jeffery Sydney Ferns. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: [email protected] Or [email protected] You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires
