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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Two more people have been taken into custody by the Cyber Crime Police in relation to the digital arrest scam, in which scammers impersonating Delhi Crime Branch police defrauded a 68-year-old woman out of Rs 1 crore. There are now seven accused people in jail after the recent arrests of Rakesh Patil and Sachin Patil, both of whom reside in Raigad, Maharashtra. They have connections to a hawala network and operated mule bank accounts for money transfers. Consequently, our team went to Mumbai on February 26 and took them into custody. Rahul Gupta, Superintendent of Police (Cyber…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Transport Department has been tightening down on private automobiles being hired out to visitors after restricting rental vehicles to operating solely from their registered business locations. Violations would result in a Rs 10,000 punishment and registration suspension, the government stated in a public notification. Recurring violations will result in the permission or registration being revoked. In Goa, it has been noted that transport vehicles and private vehicles with white plates that do not have the proper authorization are being used illegally as rent-a-cabs. Such unapproved activities are against the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988 and the…

Team Goemkarponn CANDOLIM: A Delhi native has been charged by Calangute police with stealing Rs 6.75 lakh from the cash desk of a casino in Candolim. The Delhi friend and the accused Pankaj Sachdeva would both visit the Candolim casino. They became buddies over time and used to make casino investments together. The friend put the chips on the cash desk at the casino and went to receive the money at the time of the occurrence. He received a call at the same moment and moved over to use his phone. Sachdeva allegedly took advantage of this by going to…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: The 550th Anniversary of the establishment of the Shri Gokarna Jeevottham Math (SGJM) in Partagal will be celebrated on a grand scale this year as hectic preparations have already been launched and the Invitations to the high profile dignitaries are being extended in a ceremonious way. This years grand celebrations of 550th Anniversary will be held at Partagal math from 27th November to 7th December 2025. The Shri GJ Math Committee has decided to renovate and extend the entire Math Complex and its sorroundings, with the creation of more than 600 residential rooms, a library, a Sanskrit…

Team Goemkarponn CHICALIM: In a shocking incident, unidentified miscreants targeted the St. Anthony Cross at Tamsoddear, Chicalim, and made away with the donation box kept at the site. The box, which contained donations from the faithful, was removed and taken away by the robbers. The incident has been reported to the police, who have begun their investigation into the matter.

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: The Mapusa Police detained a 44-year-old in possession of illegal drugs close to the Duler Football Ground in Mapusa as part of a major crackdown on drug trafficking. The offender, a Guirim resident named Mahesh Suresh Tupkar, was apprehended in possession of 200 grams of charas, which are worth about Rs 2,00,000. After the police received a tip, the arrest was made on February 27. Based on earlier intelligence, a team from the Mapusa Police Station under the command of PSI Aditya Gad carried out a quick operation that resulted in Tupkar’s capture. A formal panchanama was…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: In a dramatic turn of events, Vasco-based transporters and local truck owners staged a protest by blocking the movement of loaded trucks at Varunapuri junction. The protestors alleged that a monopoly by an external lobby was depriving them of business while trucks from outside the state were being given preference for transportation to and from the Mormugao Port Authority (MPA). The transporters, citing severe financial distress, demanded an assurance from the MPA or the port-based companies for a fair share of the business. “We are local transporters, and this is our traditional livelihood. Despite this, we are…