7 top cops spotted partying on off-shore casino HERALD REPORTER 7 top cops spotted partying on off-shore casino HERALD REPORTER PANJIM, NOV 13 Even as there is controversy surrounding the visit of the ministers to the casinos, seven top police officers were spotted partying on an off-shore casino. Interestingly, the officers’ visit to the casino comes at a time when there is controversy surrounding the case registered by the CID Crime Branch against Tourism Minister Francisco ‘Mickky’ Pacheco, who was caught on camera while gaming at a popular casino in South Goa. The officers were spotted when the press team was on board Casino Royale, for a press conference arranged by the Casino’s management. No sooner the officers saw the press team in the casino; they locked themselves into a small bar and did not come out till the press team had left. Enquiries at the casino revealed that the officers had not paid the entry fee and were given complimentary gaming chips. Casino Royale MD Narendra Punj when contacted refused to comment on the issue. When reporters asked SP Atmaram Deshpande, who is the PRO for Goa Police about the junket, he said he had no comment to make. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Govind Parvatkar told Herald the presence of top police officers in the casinos was “shameful”. “It shows the government has no control over its officers,” he said. The BJP has been consistently opposing casinos in River Mandovi. “We know black money as well as corruption money is going there,” Parvatkar said.