Ex-Goa Minister booked over land scam
The Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday registered a case against ex-Goa minister Nilkanth Halarnkar for his alleged role in a land scam that happened between 2007-11 and involved 30,000 square metres​ of land. Goa's Inspector General, Prison, Elvis Gomes was also booked in connection with the same case. Halarnkar, the state's ex-NCP President, had joined the Congress party in May.