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Goa: Unidentified person booked for texting CM Sawant demanding money

A case was registered against an unknown person for sending text messages to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant demanding ransom, police said on Saturday

Pramod Sawant
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant
Press Trust of India Panaji
1 min read Last Updated : Nov 07 2020 | 10:07 PM IST

A case was registered against an

unknown person for sending text messages to Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant demanding ransom, police said on Saturday.

The chief minister's office (CMO) lodged a complaint on Thursday and efforts were on to nab the culprit, Panaji police station inspector Sudesh Naik said.

In another development, Goa Forward Party vice president Durgadas Kamat said he had approached the state director general of police after he got text messages from an international number demanding Rs 50 lakh.

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First Published: Nov 07 2020 | 10:02 PM IST

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