------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Samir Umarye BICHOLIM SEPT 27: The Bicholim police today seized liquor worth Rs 7 lahk at Mulgao Bicholim transported illegally to the neighbouring state of Karnataka and arrested four persons. According to the Bicholim police the action was taken in the morning after the tip-off from the Karnataka Excise department that a truck is carrying illegal liquor from Goa to Karnataka. The Bicholim police intercepted the truck (TN- 45-M-6327) at Shirodwadi Mulgao. The police seized about 600 boxes of liquor worth Rs seven lakh. Speaking to media persons Bicholim PI, Braz Menezes said that the truck might have been loaded either at Ponda or Panjim and was plying towards Patradevi. "They might have changed the route after knowing about the police who were on their lookout and so came to Bicholim" Menezes said. Those who were arrested include P Yaganna Reddy , Ravikumar Venkataraman both from Andhra Pradesh; Raju Madhu Raj and Ravi Shankar from Tamil Nadu. The four were arrested under section 465, 471, 418, 420 IPC and were remanded to five days police custody. Meanwhile, police suspect a huge racket of illegal liquor trade in the area and are further investigating the case in this direction.
