Alemao not helping in bribery case probe: Police to court

Goa Police on Monday told a court here that former PWD Minister Churchill Alemao, arrested in the Louis Berger bribery case, is not cooperating in the probe and is indirectly threatening the Investigating Officer.

 “The applicant is not cooperating (in the probe) and indirectly threatening the Investigating Officer,” Special Public Prosecutor GD Kirtani told the District Court while seeking further remand of the former minister. <g data-gr-id="12">Kirtani</g>, however, did not elaborate on the alleged “threat” aspect. The accused’s involvement in the case, being <g data-gr-id="15">probe</g> by Crime Branch, has been established, he said. “We need to locate the main file which had the <g data-gr-id="13">noting</g> related to the case,” Kirtani said.