PANJIM, SEPT 27
Goa police team on trail of Joe Boy in Mumbai has returned back empty handed on Monday morning. Sources told Herald that a team of three North Goa police officials returned back nearly five days after police chief DGP Bhim Sain Bassi had sent them to Mumbai in search of the suspected accused.
Joe Boy is on a look out after Michael Fernandes during police interrogation confessed that the former was given the contract to kill Roy, son of the Home Minister Ravi Naik.
A special police team was immediately formed and sent to Mumbai, on tip-off information. So also, police teams in Goa have still not achieved any further breakthrough even as Home Minister’s family is given fool-proof police security.
Rumors of Joe Boy’s arrest floated today evening though reliable police sources confirmed that they are still carrying out intense search to locate the history-sheeter.
“We are still tracing him…Our teams are on constant look out for Joe Boy in Goa and outside,” a police officer told Herald.
When contacted the Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravindra Yadav refused to divulge anything on the investigation. “I am not aware,” was his pat reply when questioned on the rumours of Joe Boy’s arrest.
Joe Boy was apparently paid Rs 2 crore to accomplish the task. Before the police could reach Joe Boy after confession by the pistol-wielding chief Michael Fernandes, he managed to give the police a slip.
