KARWAR: Lakshman Govind Naik, postmaster of Baithkol post office in Karwar, is absconding after alleged misappropriation of around Rs 50 lakh. Most people who lost money are fisherwomen and labourers who are either semi-literate or illiterate. they said.Locals said they had invested money in different postal schemes like savings, recurring deposits, etc. "If Lakshman had not credited the money in the accounts, how can we ascertain the customer had indeed handed it over to the postmaster or not? "As he had worked here for several years, we believed him and now we realise he's a conman."
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