Daijiworld Media Network - Curtorim

Curtorim, Sep 7: Maina-Curtorim police have registered an FIR against a salesman for allegedly misappropriating Rs 2.24 lakh after collecting pending payments from retail shopkeepers in South Goa.

The case was registered based on a complaint filed by Shivshankar Sitaram Khetan, proprietor of M/s Ashtavinayak, Mugali. According to the complaint, the accused, a resident of West Mumbai, Maharashtra, was entrusted with delivering ice cream stock to retail outlets across South Goa.

Between March and May 2026, the accused also collected pending payments from shopkeepers on behalf of the firm. Police said he allegedly collected a total of Rs 2,24,207 in cash and through UPI payments from various retail shopkeepers and issued valid receipts for the amounts received.

However, instead of depositing the collected money into the company’s bank account, the accused allegedly made false claims and offered various excuses to conceal the missing funds.

The complainant subsequently cross-checked the firm’s ledgers with the concerned shopkeepers and found that they had already made their payments in full to the accused. The complaint alleged that the salesman had misappropriated the entire amount for his personal benefit and later absconded without informing the complainant.

Maina-Curtorim police have registered a case against the accused under Sections 318(4) and 316(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and further investigation is underway.