MUMBAI: The Goa Education Minister, Mr Atanasio Monserrate, detained by the customs at the Mumbai airport for allegedly carrying unaccounted foreign and Indian currency, was let off on Saturday evening after hours of quizzing. The minister’s associate was also released but his passport has been impounded, customs sources said.
They were detained on Friday night for possessing undisclosed Indian and UAE currency notes, a customs official said on condition of anonymity.
"Monserrate, who was to fly to Dubai, was carrying US $25,000 Traveller’s Cheque, over 70,000 dirhams and ` 1.25 lakh in cash," he added. Another official in the air intelligence unit of the customs said ` 1.16 lakh in Indian currency and equivalent of ` 22.84 lakh in different foreign currencies were seized from the Goa politician.
This case will die a death with central government intervention.
ReplyDeleteWhile the rich get let off for every crime they commit, the poor have to pay a heavy price even for a petty offence. The amount found in procession of the Minister is way beyond any justifiable conclusion. This equation just cannot be justified, whether its personal, or for that matter even if it was a donation being taken to H.H Sheikh Mohamed.For sure now the very system that got the tip off and deplaned the minister will have a lot to play with the declared figure. As the way things are the total quantum of money seems to be flactuating minute by minute just like the stock exchange. Is this a Loophole in the system to ease the stress on the Minister? Well this is anyones guess given the past records of people in power.
ReplyDeleteAll MLAS and Minsters go on visit to abroad for smugling purpose. They mantains forane bank acounts to deposit ilegal money. The amount mention becomes less and less by the hour. Soon they will say Babush was not carring any extra money.
ReplyDeletechor chor chor babus monster-rat chor and ek big goonda please put him for life imprisonment.........
ReplyDeleteLet Off !! He must have parted with half of the cash to the Custom officials.You scratch my back and I will scratch yours.That's how it goes.
ReplyDeleteThis is the lesson for the Goan crumbeaters to learn. You , crumbeaters roams with them and support duriing elections. you eat the crumbs and they hoard crores of crores of rupees. Most of our politicians are having properties in the foreign countries by swindlings and illegal means. The people of Goa should take the law in their hands and stone the politicians to death.
ReplyDeleteYou said it with true words,
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ReplyDeleteExactly! That's what happens with the smugglers as well as the so-called law enfocers. "You scratch my back and I will scratch yours" Tiatr kobar!
"Monserrate let off after hours of quizzing by Customs?"
ReplyDeleteBullshit! The other rats (Customs officials) must have definitely recognized one of their own and let him go after pocketing their share. The "hours of quizzing" is just another gimmick to fool the public whose money he was running away with.