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Team Goemkarponn PONDA: Goa Police have registered a case at Ponda Police Station against ten persons and others for allegedly assaulting a woman and her family members at Bandora in Ponda. According to police sources, Ponda P.S. Crime No. 48/2026 has been registered under Sections 115(2), 74, 189(2), 190, 352 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The complaint was lodged by a lady complainant whose identity has been withheld. Police said that on May 1, 2026 at around 2.45 pm at Undir, Bandora, Ponda, the accused persons namely Deepesh Naik, Bhaskar Naik, Tulshidas Naik, Kashinath Naik, Dipasha Naik,…

Team Goemkarponn CUCHELIM: Goa Police have registered a murder case following the death of a 61-year-old man who was allegedly assaulted at Cuchelim in Bardez. According to police information, the complaint was lodged on May 2, 2026 at around 5.28 pm by Sneha Pandurang Dhargalkar, 33, a resident of Dulatwado, Cansa Board, Thivim, Bardez Goa. The complainant alleged that on April 29, 2026 between 8.00 pm and 8.30 pm at Olga Bar and Restaurant, Cuchelim, Bardez Goa, the accused persons identified as Aaron Agnel Fernandes and Ramprasad Ajit Kumar Guin, both residents near Olga Bar and Restaurant at Cuchelim, acted…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Goa Police have registered a case at Mandrem Police Station against a Russian national for allegedly staying illegally in India without valid travel documents. According to police information, Mandrem P.S. Crime No. 43/2026 has been registered under Section 23(a) of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025. Police said the offence was registered on May 1, 2026 at around 10.30 pm based on a complaint filed by PSI Paresh Kale attached to Mandrem Police Station. As per the complaint, on May 1, 2026 at about 12.45 pm, while conducting patrolling duty near Arambol Beach Parking at Arambol in…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Goa Police have registered a case at Mandrem Police Station in connection with alleged sexual exploitation of a woman on the pretext of marriage. According to police sources, Mandrem P.S. Crime No. 42/2026 has been registered under Sections 69, 88 and 77 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023. Police said the offence was registered on May 1, 2026 at around 9.07 pm based on a complaint lodged by a woman originally from Madhya Pradesh and presently residing in Siolim. As per the complaint, the accused, identified as Puneet Kakkar, 39, son of Om Prakash Kakkar, allegedly…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: The Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Court at Vasco on Saturday granted bail to Gautam Khattar in connection with the case over alleged derogatory remarks against St Francis Xavier, bringing temporary relief in a matter that has triggered statewide controversy. The court pronounced its order after reserving the matter a day earlier following detailed arguments from both the defence and the Crime Branch. The order also came as Khattar’s police remand was due to expire on May 2. Appearing for Khattar, advocate Amey Prabhudessai argued that further custodial interrogation was unnecessary since the alleged speech was already…

Team Goemkarponn PSI Prathamesh Gawas has been transferred from the Valpoi Police Station to the Reserve Line following serious allegations of custodial assault made by the family of a young man, Mohin Shaikh. The transfer comes after the family submitted a supplementary complaint accusing the officer and two unidentified constables of physically assaulting Mohin Shaikh during police custody and seeking criminal action against them. According to the complaint filed by Sufiyan Mohamad Shaikh of Velus, Sattari, Mohin Shaikh was allegedly beaten during his detention between April 25 and 26. The complaint further states that another individual, Zamir Shaikh, informed the…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Residents across Goa received emergency-style notifications on their mobile phones on Saturday as authorities carried out a trial of the state’s disaster alert communication system. The exercise, conducted as part of a nationwide initiative, was aimed at checking the efficiency of the Cell Broadcast-based warning mechanism that can be used during natural disasters and other emergencies. Several citizens reported receiving loud alerts accompanied by warning messages on their devices. Officials clarified that the notifications were only part of a system test and there was no actual emergency situation. The Goa State Disaster Management Authority stated that the…