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Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: A traffic police constable has filed a complaint against a motorist for allegedly threatening, abusing and obstructing him while he was regulating traffic near Malim junction following a road accident. According to the complaint lodged by Head Constable Sushant Mhapankar of the Traffic Cell, Porvorim, he was on traffic regulation duty on Friday between 2 pm and 10 pm when the incident occurred at around 3.15 pm. Police said the accused, identified as Audumbar alias Uday Bandodkar, was driving a Tata Tiago EV (GA-07-N-9064) from Panaji towards Porvorim. He allegedly drove on the wrong side of the…

Team Goemkarponn MORJIM: Advocate Ankur Kumar was allegedly assaulted by a group of 8 to 10 persons while visiting Morjim to facilitate the implementation of Supreme Court and Bombay High Court orders directing the demolition of an allegedly illegal hotel structure. According to available information, Kumar had gone to the site along with complainant Anil Naik when the group allegedly attacked him using rods and stones. His car was also reportedly damaged during the incident. The advocate sustained multiple injuries, including a fractured eye socket, bleeding from the nose and other injuries. He was subsequently provided medical treatment. The incident…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Goa Crime Branch has arrested a third accused in connection with a fake overseas job racket that allegedly cheated job seekers across multiple States by promising employment in Hong Kong and other foreign countries. The accused, Harpreet Singh (39), a resident of Kurukshetra, Haryana, was arrested at Delhi International Airport after the Goa Crime Branch issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against him. He has been booked in Crime Branch Police Station Crime No. 52/2026 under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Emigration Act, 1983. According to the Crime Branch, the investigation…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Cyber Crime Police Station, Goa, has busted an illegal call centre operating in South Goa and arrested six persons allegedly involved in an international online fraud targeting citizens in the United States. Acting on credible information received on July 16, the Cyber Crime Police verified the inputs and conducted a raid at the premises, where they found an illegal call centre being operated by Visvadipsinh Harisingh Jadav (29), a native of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, along with five employees. The arrested accused have been identified as Vishal Singh (24) of Rajasthan, Himanshu Prajapati (19) of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Trushit…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Escalating its campaign against the controversial Section 39A of the Goa Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act, citizens’ collective Enough Is Enough Goa (EIE) on Friday issued a 15-day ultimatum to the TCP Department, demanding that the provision be withdrawn and all notifications issued under it be suspended until the High Court decides on its constitutional validity. Hundreds of citizens from different parts of Goa gathered outside the TCP Department in Panaji, alleging that Section 39A has opened the door for indiscriminate land-use changes and poses a serious threat to Goa’s ecological balance, agricultural lands and planned…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho on Friday said the State government’s AI-enabled traffic camera system has been introduced to improve road discipline and enhance public safety, and not merely to issue traffic challans. Speaking to reporters after attending a Mhaje Ghar awareness camp organised by the Chicalim Panchayat, Godinho said the government was concerned over the large number of motorists driving without valid vehicle insurance. The programme was attended by Chicalim Sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav, Deputy Collector Prataprao Gaonkar, representatives of the Communidade and other government officials. Godinho said driving without valid insurance could have serious consequences, particularly…

Team Goemkarponn MARGAO: Fatorda Police have arrested two key accused in alleged connection with the murder of Ali Kalandar Khanzade, marking a significant breakthrough in the high-profile Gulistan Masjid murder case. The arrests were made during a late-night operation led by Police Inspector Rahul and his team. Police said further investigation is underway to recover the vehicle allegedly used in the commission of the crime, along with cash and the weapon suspected to have been used in the murder. Investigators are also continuing efforts to trace and arrest two other accused who remain absconding. Police are searching for Mehboob Makandar,…