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Mario Miranda Festival, July 24-26, 2008 Old GMC Building http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-July/077732.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Police suspect more land scams in Bardez NT NETWORK MAPUSA: Having already registered three cases of land fraud, the Mapusa police have not ruled out the possibility of more such frauds coming to light in the next few days saying that the detected cases were just the tip of the iceberg. Maintaining that a network of officials from the registrar, advocates, notaries and some middlemen are involved in the racket police sources claimed that so far all the main accused persons have been found to be absconding. Police claim that the culprits use fake names and names of dead persons as the modus operandi and keep an eye on various stretches of lands and strike deals after confirming that the owners are abroad or dead. It may be recalled that the first case came to light a few months back when one Siddiqui who is presently absconding had fraudulently taken possession of a large land and sold it to different people at Tivim with a false power of attorney. The actual property owners are based abroad and were unaware until they were informed. Last week itself two such cases one at Saligao, Sangolda and the other at Verla, Canca came to light. All these three cases are registered at the Mapusa police station. While police are leaving no stone unturned to trace the culprits, they feel that the government should come out with strict and deterrent steps so that some foolproof documents are made during property, which would not leave any room for such nefarious activities. Pointing out to Tereza D’Souza, the main accused in the Saligao-Sangolda land fraud who has been released on bail, police have revealed that their investigations have led them to believe that Tereza was lured by money by two lawyers who are the main culprits and who are currently absconding. Police have urged people not to fall prey to their monetary greed. Urging the people to be vigilant about their properties and such cases, Mapusa police have sought the co-operation of citizens in providing them with any vital links or clues about the culprits, which could enable them to bust this network. 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** http://www.GOANET.org **** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tri Continental Film Festival 2008 July 25 - 30, 2008 Goa, India http://www.moviesgoa.org/page/tri_continental/ http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricon/schedule_2008.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
