Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has arrested Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) employee Dhiresh Naik for involvement in the land grabbing case.
SIT has also detained another employee Shivanand Madkaikar for questioning in the same matter.
The SIT on Wednesday had arrested Mohammed Shafi (45) of Chitradurga in Karnantaka, who lived in Panaji.
He had, the SIT said, “confessed” that he was involved in several illegal land transfers.
According to the SIT led by Superintendent of Police, Crime Branch, Nidhin Valsan, Shafi was involved in cases of illegal land transfer, land grabbing using forged documents. The SIT stated that Shafi was earlier involved in three similar cases of illegal land grabbing or land transfer.
On Tuesday, the Chief Minister added 22 more members to the Special Investigation Team (SIT).