Goa Authorities Seal Restaurant on Former CM Parsekar's Property for Illegal Construction

Authorities in Goa's Pernem taluka sealed the 'Ottello' restaurant, located on land owned by former Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar, for illegal construction on a salt pan. The Deputy Collector's order cited that the restaurant and its wooden pathway were built without valid permissions on survey number 52 1 in Arambol village, designated as a water body and salt pan. Parsekar denied wrongdoing, stating he had leased the property to another operator. The order referenced safety concerns following a fatal fire at a nearby nightclub also built on salt pan land.