Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa has annulled the FIRs and Lookout Circulars issued against four individuals linked to the high-profile ₹100-crore share market scam allegedly masterminded by absconding accused Myron Rodrigues. This development marks a significant blow to the ongoing probe by Goa Police.
The petitions were filed by Navnik Pereira, Sushant Ghode, Nolan Antao, and Vijay Joil, who argued that they were neither mentioned in the initial complaint nor named in the FIR filed by the Economic Offences Cell (EOC). They further pointed out that no chargesheet had been filed against them due to the absence of substantial evidence.
The Division Bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Nivedita Mehta concurred, noting that since the petitioners were not being prosecuted and had not been chargesheeted, the continuation of Lookout Circulars against them could not be justified.
The court observed that without charges or sufficient suspicion, the enforcement actions against the four had no legal basis. Public Prosecutor S.G. Bhobe also acknowledged that authorities could drop suspects from investigation when lacking credible grounds.
The EOC had earlier filed a chargesheet against Myron Rodrigues and his wife Deepali Parab for allegedly duping a senior citizen of ₹1.19 crore. Separately, the Crime Branch is investigating a wider conspiracy involving Myron, his ex-wife Sunita Rodrigues, Deepali, and others.
Sunita was taken into custody in December 2024 and granted conditional bail after 20 days in custody. In a parallel move, the state government had ordered the attachment of seven properties belonging to Myron and Deepali located in Goa and Maharashtra, along with the freezing of bank accounts totaling nearly ₹44.5 lakh.
While a Blue Corner Notice is already active against Myron Rodrigues, authorities are reportedly preparing to issue a Red Corner Notice as efforts to trace him intensify.
