Cops write to banks to freeze accounts

23/11/10
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Panaji: Acting on a complaint filed by the North zone administrator of comunidades, Porvorim police have written to certain banks to freeze accounts of 9 persons holding prominent positions in the managing committee of Serula comunidade during the last 15 years.
Police had registered a case against three presidents, three attorneys and three treasurers, who had served in the Serula comunidade in the last 15 years for misappropriation of funds. The administrator, in his complaint to the police, said that he has sealed the comunidade on October 22 and would soon be appointing an auditor to look into the irregularities committed by the comunidade members during the last 15 years. He also asked the police to register a complaint against the managing committee members.
The administrator lodged the complaint after going through a complaint filed by one Umesh Phadte.
In his complaint to the administrator, Padte had alleged that the' Serula comunidade since last 15 years violated rules and regulations, irregularly allotted plots, collected money as development fund and misappropriated money.
The police registered the complaint and have now asked for the auditor's report.