In his deposition he denied that Mr. Desai was ever his staffer. Having failed to secure the job Mr. Fernandes demanded a refund and Mr. Desai on June 28, 2017, issued him a cheque of ₹1 lakh as part refund, but it bounced. However, Mr. Naik said, Mr. Desai was never employed by him though his father worked for him. He further testified that his office on September 26 last year had written to the Old Goa police station that Mr. Desai was not on their staff. But another witness Sripad Bhosle in whose presence Mr. Fernandes had paid Mr. Desai the ₹2 lakh, testified in court to the contrary and said Mr. Desai was working for Mr. Naik at his Sao Pedro residence in North Goa.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2019 20:00 UTC