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Casino ship owned by Kanda's company towed away

Goa government has towed away the casino ship of a firm belonging to former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda, accused of abetting suicide of an ex-airhostess, for failing to pay Rs. 12 crore fees to authorities. State Ports department recently shifted the ship from Mandovi River near Panaji to South Goa in a yard, after officially confiscating it for failure to pay fees of Rs. 12 crore to the state government. Government officials said that the ship is owned by M/s Golden Globe Hotels Private Limited, a company owned by Kanda, which has named this ship as "Casino Royale". Captain James Braganza, heading the port operations, said the state government is toying with the possibility of auctioning the ship. We will seek legal opinion on the matter, he said. Kanda's company had purchased the vessel from Leela Beach Resort way back in 2009 but could not get it operational as it had no valid documents to procure the permission.