Roy Son of Home Minister Ravi Naik a Drug Dealer? - by Shyam Sawant, Ponda Goa

Accused of sabotaging the drug nexus probe in which Home Minister Ravi Naik’s son Roy is named, the police are moving heaven and earth digging up new excuses as to why they have not been able to get the prime witness yet.

According to police spokesperson Superintendent of Police Atamaram Deshpande it is the bilateral ties between India and Sweden which are ‘hindering’ the investigation.“ Lot of people talk as to why was not the statement recorded when Lucky Farmhouse was in Bombay and had opted to give her statement if the Goa Police approached her. This means Mr. Atmaram Deshpande has to admit that the Police Investigating officer Chandrakant Salgaoncar deliberately hindered the case to save Roy Naik. Instead of planning a trip to Sweden Mr. Deshpande could have done it in Bombay itself. According to Mr. Deshpande It takes time to issue letter rogator. ”We have though moved an application for the same along with another application of request to send a police team to Sweden (to record Lucky’s statement). By the time we get approvals…the question is bilateral ties between the two countries…some things need to be checked and ensure proper paper work is done…these are lengthy processes…” said the officer at a press briefing in the police headquarters, last evening. The need to go to Sweden and waste public money would not have arisen if in the first place her statement was taken by just going to Bombay. The issue has even gone to an extent that police now decline to believe media reports. Lucky Farmhouse Amori in an interview to an Israeli tabloid on May 24 claimed that the son of a senior politician she was talking about is Roy Naik, son of Home Minister Ravi Naik. What has Ravi Naik got to say to this. There are lot of people in Colva who say they have seen Roy Naik selling drugs along their beach line. When Motorcycle Pilots and Matka bookies like Ravi Naik become ministers to loot and fool the people, their children learn other bad ways which are covered up by the ministers.

Certain sections of local media had quoted the interview, which was translated into English. “We’ll wait and directly get information from the source (Lucky). Media (reports) need to be verified …We rather not rely on the third party (media),” replied the officer when asked whether the department would take cognisance of Lucky’s fresh claims.Continuing to blame the witness – Swedish model who had a stint in Bollywood, of delaying the deposition before them, Deshpande said it is still awaiting her email reply. “She replied to our first email that she will appear in August-end following which we sent her another email of deposing as early as possible, which she has not replied till date. What stops her from contacting us…if she decides to go to every media house and not co-operate with us, what can we say of such reports…” he remarked.
The officer suggested while the communication between two countries is underway, the witness could adopt a short-cut way to directly connect with the investigating team. He claimed the department has ‘set its wheels in motion’ to record Lucky’s statement reiterating she will be given full-proof security. The question to Mr. Deshpande is “Were you sleeping when Lucky offered to give her statement when she was in Bombay? Why is Deshpande trying to cook up excuses in this case? Mr. Deshpande don’t try to think that you Police will be able to slip away under the guise of Mickky Pacheco’s case. Show your integrity and reliability in investigating this case as well enthusiastically as that of Pacheco. Deshpande do not try to fool the public and do not pull wool over the eyes of the public. Do not do “BOBALLAN BOBALL” In UK some Goans have suggested that the Home Minister who is also a crook and his son a drug dealer be arrested just like Mickky Pacheco.