PANAJI:  History-sheeter, Michael Fernandes, presently in custody, disclosed that Joe Boy, who is wanted in many cases and is presently absconding, was offered a huge sum to eliminate, Mr Roy Naik, son of the Home Minister, Mr Ravi Naik. 

This was told by Michael during the interrogation by top police officials, probing an alleged theft at gun point by a gang led by him.
According to the police, the gang has committed nearly 30 criminal offences throughout the state, besides it is also involved in cases in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka.
The other gang members Raju Davar and Nurullah Khan have, during investigation, endorsed the alleged plot to kill Roy.
Police disclosed that Joe Boy from Calangute, on getting a tip-off that the police are looking out for him, is suspected to be hiding in Maharashtra.
The source disclosed that the police have launched a search for Joe Boy, whose criminal operations are conducted from his residence at Calangute.
During the course of interrogation, they revealed that so far they looted ` 10 lakh from two Belgaum-based factory personnel, tourists from Gujarat, Pune besides Goans; a taxi driver from Andhra Pradesh was also deprived of Innova car.
The gangsters were caught by the Calangute police, when they looted a couple of their cash and an Activa scooter taken on hire-purchase basis; the police had seized three guns, which Michael  claimed to have bought from Madhya Pradesh for ` 70,000 each. 
According to the police, Michael was also nabbed by the Agacaim police in Colva after he allegedly made a bid to rob a pharmacist, near church at Agacaim, hailing from Boca de Vaca in Panaji city.
“In view of the arrest of drug lords from Israel Driham David alias Dudu and Yaniv Benaim alias Atala, there was a threat perception to the Home Minister, Mr Ravi Naik’s life and his family in May this year and we had decided to extend ‘Z’ category security to him,” revealed the Superintendent of Police, Security, Mr Tony Fernandes adding that ‘Z plus’ security was not given to him earlier due to the non-availability of the police vehicles.
“We were supposed to give Mr Ravi Naik ‘Z plus’ security on May 17, 2010, but it was implemented after a gap of three-long months as security review committee took the decision to extend ‘Z plus’ security to him now,’’ he added.
Meanwhile, a police team has left for Mumbai to nab the kingpin of the gang.