With his passport in police custody, the accused has little option but to surrender eventually, officials say.
Fernandes’ bail was cancelled by the High Court on December 15 and a warrant of arrest issued against him by the Margao judicial magistrate.
Meanwhile, police officials investigating a complaint by two Russian tourists against a taxi driver, said the case seemed more like a dispute over the cab fare.
Pramod Shirodkar was arrested on Saturday after the two women lodged a complaint with the police alleging he tried to molest and attack them after a Christmas night party.
The women said they jumped out of the car and hid in the bushes near Anjuna for five hours till daylight.
Shirodkar who was moonlighting as a taxi driver was dropping the women to their hotel from a night spot. He denies the charges and said he got into an altercation with the tourists over the fare for the ride.
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