PANAJI: Two unidentified persons allegedly opened fire at Srinivas Nayak, director of Majestic Pride Group, which operates offshore and onshore casinos in Goa. The incident occurred around 8.45pm on Friday at Majestic Hotel in Porvorim, but Nayak was not injured.Police said the suspects were already waiting outside the hotel when Nayak left his office located on the premises. Nayak said he was attacked as he was about to get into his car to go home.“When they attacked me, I immediately stepped back into the hotel and the hotel security retaliated. Nothing happened to me,” he told TOI.Porvorim PI Tukaram Chavan said that after Nayak entered the hotel lobby, the assailants fired three rounds. Security personnel returned fire, following which the attackers fled.Goa police have formed multiple teams to trace and arrest the suspects.Porvorim police registered an FIR and invoked sections, including attempt to murder.Goa Pradesh Congress Committee president Girish Chodankar said the firing incident pointed to a breakdown of law and order in the state. It “raises the question who rules the streets, police or the criminals”, he said.
