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Team Goemkarponn CHORAO: Old Goa Police have registered two separate cases against unknown persons for the illegal extraction and theft of river sand from the Mandovi River at Chorao, Tiswadi, causing loss to the State of Goa. In the first case, Crime No. 11/2026, registered on January 10, 2026 at 10.17 pm, a complaint was lodged by Shyam V. Sawant, Geologist, Directorate of Mines and Geology, Panaji. He stated that on January 9, 2026 at around 11.30 pm, at Sodiam Madel, Chorao, unknown persons illegally removed five stacks of river sand, measuring approximately 45 cubic metres and valued at ₹58,500,…

Team Goemkarponn ST CRUZ: Old Goa Police have registered Crime No. 10/2026 under Section 325 read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 8 of the Goa Animal Preservation Act, 1995, in connection with the illegal transportation of meat suspected to be beef at Kalapur, Santa Cruz. The FIR was registered on January 10, 2026, at 6.06 pm on the state complaint of PC Buckle No. 7977 Birddy Cardozo, attached to Old Goa Police Station. According to the complaint, on January 10 at around 2.45 pm, near Bismillah Meat Shop, close to Santa Cruz Church, Kalapur, Santa…

Team Goemkarponn MORJIM: Mandrem Police have registered a case against two persons for organising a bull fight for betting purposes and subjecting animals to cruelty at Kattewada, Morjim, Pernem. The case was registered on January 11, 2026, at 12.30 pm on the complaint of PSI Archana Sharma of Mandrem Police Station, who stated that the incident took place earlier the same day at around 7.00 am. The accused allegedly organised the bull fight for personal monetary gain by inciting the bulls to fight each other, thereby subjecting them to cruelty. The accused have been identified as Ratan Darjee (41), a…

Team Goemkarponn AGACAIM: Agacaim Police have registered Crime No. 01/2026 under Section 118(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in connection with an assault on a senior citizen at Bambolim. The FIR was registered in the early hours of 11 January 2026 at 2.23 am on the complaint of Mr Narayandas Velingkar (62), resident of H. No. 127, near Pira Bhat, Bambolim, Goa. He stated that on 10 January 2026 at around 6.00 pm, near New Papa’s Wine Shop, Pira Bhat, Bambolim, the accused Satish Palkar (47), son of Datta Palkar and resident of H. No. 185, Nauxim, ETDC, Goa…

Team Goemkarponn COLVALE: Colvale Police have registered Crime No. 06/2026 under Section 20(b)(ii)(A) of the NDPS Act, Section 87-F of the Goa, Daman & Diu Public Health Act, 1985, and Section 42 of the Prisons Act, 1894, in connection with the recovery of narcotics and prohibited items from Central Jail, Colvale. The FIR was registered on 11 January 2026 at 4.30 am on the complaint of Mahesh Fadte, Deputy Superintendent, Central Jail, Colvale. He stated that a joint search operation was conducted in the jail on 10 January 2026 between 2.55 pm and 6.05 pm covering all blocks of the…

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: Pernem Police have achieved yet another significant breakthrough in a house burglary case registered at Pernem Police Station vide Crime No. 02/2026 under Sections 331(3) and 305(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), further tightening the noose around an organised day house-breaking network operating in North Goa. The case was registered on the complaint of Mrs Nilima w/o Gopal Gawde (56 years), resident of H. No. 182, Gaonkarwada, Tuem, Pernem, who reported that on 05.02.2025, between 9.00 am and 5.30 pm, unknown persons broke open the main door lock of her residence and stole a gold mangalsutra…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa Prison Department has placed a jail warden under suspension after a video showing him celebrating with a known history-sheeter went viral on social media platforms. Jail Warden Laxman Padloskar, posted at the Central Jail in Colvale, was suspended on Saturday following the circulation of a video in which he is seen celebrating the grant of bail to history-sheeter Amogh Naik. The incident has raised serious questions about conduct and discipline within the prison administration. Superintendent of Police (Prisons) Sucheta Desai confirmed the suspension, stating that the action has been taken pending a detailed departmental inquiry…