NIA officials quizzing Goa terror suspect: CM

Panaji: A team of NIA officials were in Goa to quiz a 44-year-old Uttarakhand resident, who was detained and subsequently arrested by the Goa Anti-Terror Squad for his suspicious activities at the Vasco railway station, Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said on Thursday.

“The person has been sent to six days in police custody and National Investigation Agency officials are in Goa to question him,” Parsekar told reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of a lifestyle event on Thursday.


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The chief minister, however, said nothing incriminating has been revealed by Sameer Sardanha, who is a chartered accountant by profession and has worked in multinational companies in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and other parts of South East Asia.

Goa Police and intelligence officials have been quizzing Sardanha, who was picked up by the ATS on February 2 for suspicious activities at the Vasco railway station, 35 km from Panaji.

“What aroused suspicion was the fact that he visited Goa on several occasions in the last 2-3 months. Police have learnt that he does not stay with the family and travels around alone,” Parsekar said.

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