Another Multi-Crore scam rocks Bhatkal, owners of ‘Global Enterprises’ flee after duping locals
Bhatkal: Barely years after the infamous Flawless Ponzi scheme that cheated residents of Bhatkal of hundreds of crores, the town has once again been rocked by a major financial fraud. This time, the alleged scam involves a newly opened business ‘Global Enterprises’ whose owners reportedly fled the town after duping several customers.
According to preliminary reports, Global Enterprises had opened its showroom near Marikatte on the main road barely 15 days ago. The firm had claimed to offer furniture, electronic appliances, and other high-value goods at unusually discounted rates.
Locals said the owners, who hailed from Tamil Nadu, initially sold products at cheaper prices to gain the public’s confidence. After earning their trust, they began collecting advance payments from customers with promises of delivery within a few days. However, by Wednesday, the owners had disappeared, and their office was found locked.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati, Bhatkal Town Police Station PSI Naveen Naik confirmed that an FIR had been registered and an investigation was underway. “The owners of the firm are from Tamil Nadu. We have initiated efforts to trace and arrest them,” he said.
Naik also urged all victims who made payments to Global Enterprises to visit the Bhatkal Town Police Station with receipts and lodge official complaints. He assured that the police would investigate the case thoroughly and take swift action against the accused.
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'Someone must be held accountable': HC converts civil suit on Goa nightclub tragedy into PIL
Panaji (PTI): The Bombay High Court on Monday converted a civil suit against Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub into a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) saying "someone has to be held accountable" for the tragedy in which 25 people were killed.In a stern observation, Goa bench of the High Court of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ashish Chavan said the local panchayat had "failed to take suo motu cognisance" of the club and had taken "no action despite complaints."
The division bench directed the Goa government to file a detailed reply on the permissions granted to the nightclub.
The High Court, while fixing January 8 as the next date of hearing, pointed out that commercial operations were continuing in the structure despite it having been served a demolition order.
The original petition was filed after the December 6 tragedy by Pradeep Ghadi Amonkar and Sunil Divkar, the owners of the land on which the nightclub was operating.
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Advocate Rohit Bras de Sa, the lawyer representing the petitioner, was made amicus curiae in the matter and has been asked to file a detailed affidavit in the matter.
In their petition, Amonkar and Divkar highlighted "the alarming pattern of statutory violations that have remained inadequately addressed despite multiple complaints, inspections, show-cause notices, and even a demolition order".
They contended that these violations posed "immediate threats to public safety, ecological integrity, and the rule of law in the state of Goa."
Investigations by multiple agencies into the nightclub fire have revealed various irregularities, including lack of permissions to operate the nightclub.
The Goa police arrested five managers and staff members of the club, while co-owners Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra have been detained in Thailand after they fled the country.
