Former administrator Rocky Gonsalves faces fresh charges for fraud, harassment

A fresh case has been filed against the former administrator Rocky Gonsalves accusing him of cheating forgery and harassing residents of housing societies where he was appointed by the then deputy registrar of VasaiMelwin Titus the complainant in the FIR filed at Manikpur police station on December 15 said ldquoThis FIR came about because midday amplified my voice on December 04 Before that I was seeking legal support but no one paid attentionrdquoTitus explained that he and his family faced severe harassment from Gonsalves and his associates in the department because he exposed Gonsalves misconduct and raised concerns about irregularities in society fundsHe added ldquoGonsalves along with the then deputy registrar Yogesh Desai engaged in illegal activities to silence my fight against corruption Desai and his associate Anil Patil should also face charges in this caserdquoRocky Gonsalves an administrator appointed by the divisional joint registrar at Konkan Bhavan right Yogesh Desai deputy registrarTitus said ldquoAs part of a criminal conspiracy I was wrongfully expelled from the society to prevent me from speaking out against financial malpractices openly conducted by Gonsalves in collaboration with Desai Gonsalves appointment as an administrator in violation of departmental orders was also illegalrdquoldquoThe illegal eviction order against me passed by Desai was later struck down by the courtrdquo he added Regarding Gonsalves activities within his housing society Titus said ldquoGonsalves installed a rooftop structure without permission from the Vasai Virar City Municipal Corporation leading to notices for these illegal constructions funded by the societyrdquoGonsalves previously booked for producing a fake degree certificate now faces charges for forgery and breach of trust at the same police station that previously hesitated to act against himAn officer at Manikpur police station said ldquoWe have filed a new case against Gonsalves under sections 420 and 406 of the IPC following a Mumbai flying squad report that highlighted fund misappropriation at The Aashiana Coop Housing Society where he served as an Administrator Investigations are ongoingrdquoAfter middays report on November 27 Titus approached the Manikpur police to file an FIR against Gonsalves for criminal conspiracy and cheating He was evicted from The Aashiana CoOp Housing Society Ltd CHSL Naigaon in August 2022 when his wife was heavily pregnant Gonsalves was the administrator of the society at that timeTitus said ldquoThe violation of rules occurred due to support from corrupt officials enabling Gonsalves activities across multiple housing societies This warrants an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate to uncover the extent of money laundering and corruptionrdquoldquoGonsalves received direct support from the department in this fraudulent scheme Despite orders from Konkan Bhavan to file a criminal case against him officer Anil Patil neglected his dutyrdquo he addedHe further explained ldquoThere was blatant noncompliance by Patil who disregarded directives from the Divisional Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies Konkan Division to take action against Gonsalves Despite multiple complaints higher authorities failed to address these issues seemingly to shield GonsalvesrdquoTitus further stated that a false RTI reply was issued by Shilpa Bangera PIO of the Office of the Divisional Joint Registrar to cover up Gonsalves fraudulent appointment using a fake Delhi University degree certificate ldquoThis allowed Gonsalves to file a writ petition against us intending to intimidaterdquoHe recalled ldquoDespite raising concerns with the higherups officials like DDR Palghar Digambar Hausare ignored repeated requests from the office of the Divisional Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies for an inquiry into Gonsalves appointments in more than three societies directly violating ordersrdquoTitus said ldquoThe flying squad led by officer Nilesh Nayak refused to accept evidence against Gonsalves financial malpractices Despite filing complaints against Nayak no action was taken and no inquiry followedrdquoldquoThe then deputy registrar Yogesh Desai permitted Gonsalves to retain control of funds in over five housing societies disregarding a clear directive from the Divisional Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies Konkan Division to immediately remove him as an administrator Despite a detailed written complaint no serious action was taken enabling Gonsalves to engage in malpractices and irregularities with systemic supportrdquo he added