MARGAO, March 25 -- Team Herald

In yet another financial fraud perpetrated by a Goa government employee, a Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS) at the Deputy Collector's Office in Quepem, allegedly secured loans from multiple financial institutions using forged official documents.

The accused, Viresh Gaonkar, has been booked by the police after an internal inquiry exposed the extent of the misuse of official documents for personal financial gain.

According to the FIR, Gaonkar fraudulently obtained loans by submitting fabricated salary certificates, forged office seals, and falsified specimen signatures-none of which were ever issued by the Deputy Collector's Office in Quepem.

The fraud came to light when the Branch Manager of Deendayal Multipurp...