PANJIM, NOV 17
A police constable attached to Panjim town police station was today placed under suspension pending departmental enquiry as he was noticed gambling in a casino while on duty, a senior police officer said.
Constable Vikram Naik was also placed under preventive arrest of misbehaving with the casino staff and hit a police-sub inspector whose fingers were fractured as a result of the assault.
North Goa Superintendent of Police Arvind Gawas confirmed the news and said that action was taken following a report by the Panjim police inspector Sandesh Chodankar on Tuesday.
The errant constable, on Sunday evening skipped his duty-call and instead went to a land-based casino where he allegedly created a ruckus. The casino authorities immediately contacted the Panjim police for assistance following which a team was sent.
“Naik attempted to assault the police when they reached to control the situation. He was somehow brought to the police station and later sent for medical examination that confirmed he was drunk at the time of assault,” Gawas said.
The officer said that a fresh inquiry will also probe whether Naik was a habitual casino visitor and ditched his duty for gambling.
