TNN | Jul 24, 2014, 02.18 AM ISTPANAJI: The crime branch on Wednesday arrested former attorney of Serula comunidade Peter Martins in connection with illegal allotment of comunidade plots.
He is the first member of the managing committee, past or present, to be booked by police in the present land allotment scam whose magnitude is yet to be ascertained. Six plot allottees were arrested last week and released.
While Martins, a panchayat secretary, was arrested, several officials of the comunidade administration were questioned. The statement was also recorded of former administrator of the comunidade, N M Gad. The arrest left tongues wagging even in the ruling party as Martins was close to a minister's brother from Bardez who has interests in comunidade land.
Another former attorney who has been virtually ruling the comunidade for many years, has moved for anticipatory bail. It is suspected that besides several ex-officials of the comunidade, some government officials, mainly from revenue and police, are involved in the scam.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Ex-Serula-comunidade-attorney-held/articleshow/38941730.cms
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