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Team Goemkarponn SANGOLDA: The Crime Branch Police Station registered Crime No. 04/2026 under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985, in the early hours of January 29, 2026, following a narcotic raid in Bardez. As per police sources, the case was registered at 5.06 am on the basis of a state complaint filed by PI Manguesh Valvaikar of Crime Branch Police Station, Ribandar. Acting on specific information, the Crime Branch conducted a narcotic raid between 11.22 pm on January 28 and 3.20 am on January 29 at House No. 422, Montevilla, Sangolda, Bardez. During the raid, the accused Houston Rodrigues,…

Team Goemkarponn NAVELIM: Margao police were informed that a person had allegedly dead at Dongorim, Navelim. During enquiry, police visited the spot and found that Vikash Kumar Shakya (19), a native of Madhya Pradesh and presently residing at Dongorim, Navelim, had allegedly ended his life by hanging. Police said the deceased was found hanging in a rented room, tied to a wooden rafter using a dupatta as ligature material. The police conducted the scene of UD occurrence panchanama and inquest panchanama over the body. The deceased was then shifted to South District Hospital, Margao, for preservation and further medico-legal formalities.…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: Police received a call from PCR Panjim at 1.05 pm on January 28, 2026, reporting that a person staying in a house near Copperleaf, Porvorim, was not responding and that a strong foul smell was emanating from the premises. Acting on the information, PSI Sachin Shirodkar, along with police staff, rushed to the spot and found a male lying in a highly decomposed state inside the house. Police said the body was in an advanced stage of decomposition, with skin peeled off at various parts of the body. The deceased was later identified by Shripad Haldankar as…

Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Ponda Police registered Crime No. 11/2026 under Section 20(b)(ii)(A) of the NDPS Act, 1985, based on a state complaint filed by PSI Krishna Gawas of Ponda Police Station. According to police, on January 29, 2026, between 3.25 am and 6.00 am, during a narcotic raid conducted on reliable and specific information, the police team apprehended Armaan Sayed Muner Karwari, a resident of Curti, Ponda, near the KTC bus stand, Ponda. The accused was caught red-handed while allegedly in illegal possession of 109 grams of narcotic substance suspected to be ganja, valued at approximately ₹10,900. Police said the…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI: Valpoi police registered an offence on January 28, 2026, at 4.22 pm on a state complaint filed by Vinod Tanodi (32), attached to Valpoi police station, in connection with alleged cruelty to animals. As per police, on January 28, 2026, at around 12 noon, at BCP Paryem, Keri, Sattari, the accused Arif Imamhusen Naik (27), resident of Bassapur, Belgaum, Karnataka, and Maktumhussain Abdul Konnur (31), resident of Hosur, Hebbal, Belgaum, Karnataka, were found transporting two buffaloes in a Tempo Trax pickup bearing registration number KA-22-D-5539. The animals were allegedly confined inside the carrier box of the vehicle…

Team Goemkarponn VAGATOR: A case has been registered at 20.34 hours on January 28, 2026, on the complaint of Rahul Ramnath, a major, owner of Cafe CO2, Vagator, Bardez, alleging cheating and impersonation. As per the complaint, on December 13, 2025, near KFC Circle, Calangute, the accused Suraj Pendse (address not known) allegedly impersonated himself as an official of the Goa Pollution Control Board (GPCB). The accused reportedly had detailed knowledge of existing PCB licences, including capacity details and expiry timelines, and falsely claimed that the Collector’s office had directed him to verify licences following the sealing of the complainant’s…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa government has decided to relocate the proposed Unity Mall and Prashasan Stambh projects from the initially identified site near Toyyar lake in Chimbel, following sustained protests by local residents and a court order cancelling the construction licence. The decision was announced late Wednesday night through an official statement issued by the Tourism Department. While reiterating that the project location did not fall within the Toyyar lake wetland or its notified influence zone, the government said it chose to move the projects after taking into account the concerns raised by sections of the local community. According…