Arvind Loliekar, former Director of Mines and Geology, Goa, was arrested by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Goa Crime Branch of the State police, in connection with the illegal mining scam, on Friday.
Mr. Lolienkar was summoned for questioning this morning to Crime Branch's Dona Paula office near Panaji and was later placed under arrest. The SIT has been probing at least 10 cases related to illegal mining in the State. This is SIT’s fifth arrest in the week in the on-going probe into illegal mining in the State.
The SIT had earlier arrested Subroto Barik of Frost International Pvt. Limited, Gujarat; Prashant Sahoo, and Ravindra Prakash, both of Magnum Minerals; Robert Gonsalves, Draftsman of Goa Mines and Geology in connection with the case.