Margao: AAP Goa president Valmiki Naik on Tuesday questioned why Ajit Sankhwalkar, the main accused in the govt job scam, remains at large a month after cases were registered. He sought an explanation from chief minister Pramod Sawant, who holds both the home and excise portfolios.Addressing the media outside Panaji police station, Naik asked whether proximity to the ruling BJP was shielding the accused. He said govt had given no clear account of the investigation or the steps taken to arrest him.Naik also submitted an RTI application to the police seeking copies of both FIRs against Sankhwalkar, the sections invoked and details of action taken over the past month. He demanded Sankhwalkar’s immediate arrest and a probe into everyone linked to the case.He asked whether the appointment letter issued to Manoj Talekar, which reportedly bears the chief minister’s signature, had been sent for forensic examination. Questioning why police could not trace a man whose photographs and identity are known, he asked whether photographs showing Sankhwalkar with SP Vishwesh Karpe had been examined and whether the officer had been questioned.Suspecting that “someone powerful” was protecting the accused, Naik said govt may be avoiding action because the probe could expose influential people.
