CLOSURE REPORT IS BEING FILED BY CBI AGAINST PARRIKAR
FOR THE FAVOUR OF PUBLICATION
Union Minster of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and
Minster of State in the Prime Minster office Shri V. Narayanasamy
informed Mr. Shantaram Naik in a written reply to his question that the
CBI’s investigations in the case of Shri Manohar Parrikar, Ex-Chief
Minster, Goa, and now Leader of Opposition, is complete and that the
evidence has not been found to be sufficient to prosecute the case, and
as such, a closure report is being filed.
The Minster further told Mr. Naik that nine cases are pending under
investigation in CBI, Goa as on 31.1.2011.
CBI has filed 14 charge sheets in the last three years and the current
year up to 31.1.2011, Minister said.
Investigations against Mr. Parrikar were being done under sections
409, 421, 423, 431, 432, 463, 468, 471 & 120 B IPC and Sec 10 & 12 of
Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, for irregularities found in the
matter of Goa International Film Festival 2004.
Mr. Shantaram Naik, MP under whose Chairmanship, the Goa Pradesh
Congress Committee had constituted a Committee to go into the
irregularities committed during the Goa International Film Festival
2004, in a statement has said that the closure report if and when filed
by the CBI, in the Court, should be opposed since granting of land
belonging to Goa Government and worth crores of rupees to a private
party to build a Cinema Theatre, itself attracts several penal provisions.
Giving the progress with respect to the other cases, Minister said that
the case against Shri A. M. Alornekar, Supdt, of Customs, Mormugao, Goa
and 12 others, the case against Sjro N. Chenchiah, then GM (Retd)
BSNL,Goa, the case against Shri S.S. Pai, Branch Manager, Canara Bank,
Siridao Brach Goa –Junior Manager, are pending for Prosecution sanction.
The case against Shri Sriram Meena, Sanitary Inspector, Mormugao Port
Trust and one other is at final stage.
The Minster further informed Mr Naik that cases against Shri M.K. Farde,
Asst. Provident Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organisation,
Panaji Goa Shri Navo @ Nilesh Kano Shelko, Labour with Maintenance
Development, BSNL. Quepem, Goa, Shri Suresh Vinayak Azgaonkar alias
Suresh Vinayak Marozkar, Sepoy, Customs, Customs Housse Mormugao, Goa
and his wife and Smt. Maria Fernandes, Examiner Customs, and others are
under investigations.
Shantaram Naik
