PANAJI, July 25:
Hearing of the cheating case filed by advocate Aires Rodrigues against former Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Nilesh Amonker, Managing Partner of Apex Computer and Engineering Services has been adjourned to August 29, by Panaji Chief Judicial Magistrate Ashley Noronha.
Adv Saresh Lotlikar, whom the Government has appointed as Special Public Prosecutor, was absent yesterday.
In a complaint filed on February 6 at the Panaji Police Station Mr Rodrigues had alleged that Manohar Parrikar and Nilesh Amonkar had committed offences under Sections 420, 406, 409 read with Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code by having criminally conspired, cheated and caused loss to the State exchequer in the fraudulent renting of office premises at Spaces and Kamat Towers at Patto Plaza at a very exorbitant annual rent of over Rs 5.5 crore. With the Panaji Police failing to act, Mr Rodrigues later moved the Panaji Court seeking directions to register an FIR against Manohar Parrikar and Nilesh Amonker and to promptly investigate the case while also seeking that the Court monitor the investigation as the accused Manohar Parrikar and Nilesh Amonkar are politically well connected. (PTI)
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