Team Goemkarponn
VAGATOR: Anjuna Police have registered an offence against a 67-year-old house owner following the death of a daily-wage labourer who allegedly fell from a height while carrying out cleaning work at a house in Mendonsa Wado, Vagator, Bardez.
According to police, the offence was registered at 8.49 pm on October 26, 2026, based on a complaint lodged by Police Sub-Inspector Navneet Vinod Goltekar of Anjuna Police Station.
The case came to light during an inquiry into Anjuna Police Station Unnatural Death (UD) case No. 59/2026, registered under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS).
Police said the incident occurred on October 25 between 9 am and 5.30 pm at House No. 486(2), Mendonsa Wado, Vagator. The deceased, identified as Mahmad Gous Anni, 69, a labourer residing near A1 Wine Store in Assagao and originally from Andalagi village in Haveri district, Karnataka, had been employed for cleaning work at the house.
The house owner, identified as Desmond Alvares, 67, a retired person residing at Dossoxir, Assagao, allegedly engaged the labourer without providing safety equipment or ensuring the necessary safety measures.
During the cleaning work, the labourer allegedly fell from a height and sustained severe bleeding injuries to his head and spine. He subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
Police have booked the house owner for alleged negligence in connection with the fatal incident.
The investigation is being conducted by PSI Navneet Goltekar of Anjuna Police Station.
Further investigation is underway.
