Overview
- A Porvorim resident, identified as Manoj Talekar, arrived at the Altinho Excise office presenting a forged appointment and briefly occupied the commissioner's chair before staff raised doubts.
- Excise Department verification found no genuine order and department officials alerted Panaji police, who detained Talekar for questioning and registered an FIR.
- Police have named Taleigao resident Ajit Shankhwalkar as the accused and say Talekhwalkar alleged he paid Rs 27 lakh to Shankhwalkar for the promised post.
- The complaint was lodged on behalf of the state by Assistant Commissioner Sanket Sakhardande and investigators are searching for Shankhwalkar while probing alleged forgery and cheating of government authorities.
- Officials say the case highlights a wider pattern of fake-job and placement scams in India and shows the role of routine verification in preventing fraudulent takeover of vacant posts.