6 naval personnel detained for drunken squabble in Goa

Panaji Sep 15 (IANS) Six Indian Navy personnel have been detained in a town 35 kms from here for creating nuisance allegedly under the influence of alcohol at a bar and restaurant late on Thursday.

Police said that the six persons attached to INS Gomati a Godavari class guided missile frigate were detained by personnel attached to the Vasco police station after they got into a squabble with the management of the Anand Ashram restaurant in Goa s port town of Vasco.

Speaking to IANS Police Inspector in-charge of Vasco police station Nolasco Raposo said that the six personnel had been sent to a state-run health facility to verify whether they were under the influence of alcohol.

"We have sent them for examination for now " Raposo said.

The naval personnel detained have been identified as Pradeep Noutiyal 33 Ashish Kumar 28 Sanjay Kumar 32 S. Choudhury 30 Manvendra Singh 24 and Amit Chandra 28.

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