Hunt on for police officer to head ANC!

Hunt on for police officer to head ANC!
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, APRIL 30
Ever since the police-drug mafia has come to the fore, no police officer is ready to join the Anti Narcotics Cell of the Goa Police.
Five policemen have been arrested while one is absconding for their links with the drug mafia when they were attached to the ANC police station.
However, the Goa police top officials are in a quandary as no police officer is ready to be posted as the police inspector at the ANC for last three months.
It may be recalled the suspended PI Ashish Shirodkar was transferred from the ANC and posted as Old Goa PI, thereafter Ram Asare took over the charge but he did not last long and was shunted to Goa Reserve Police.
PI Rajan Nigalye was brought in as the in-charge but he too was shunted three months ago.
The situation is such that the ANC police station at the headquarters does not have in-charge for last three months and the senior sub inspector Somnath Majik is holding the charge.
Sources said that the ANC has made request for an officer to be posted but the top officials are in a quandary as to who should be posted.
“No official is showing any interest in taking over charge. Every officer is on tenterhooks due to the happenings in the last few months,” sources said.
Further, they said, “The Goa police top officers are also very cautious making the appointment of officer in ANC as they want some honest and hardworking officer who will help the department clean up the mess.”
Sources also said that the absence of full time officer is hampering the functioning of the ANC.
“The PI is an experienced officer who handles the entire functioning of the police station and his absence is posing problems,” sources said.
 When contacted ANC Superintendent Vinu Bansal admitted there is a need of a police officer on urgent basis.
“I have written to the superiors and waiting for someone to be posted,” he told Herald.