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Team Goemkarponn MARCEL: A resident of Marcel has allegedly lost more than ₹2 lakh after falling victim to a fake e-challan cyber fraud. According to a complaint lodged by Vaibhav Bhagat, a resident of Ganpatiwada, Candola, Marcel, the incident occurred between 8.16 pm and 9.38 pm on July 2. Police said the complainant received a message regarding an alleged e-challan. Believing it to be genuine, he clicked on the link provided in the message, which downloaded an application onto his mobile phone. The complainant then entered his credit card details to pay the purported e-challan amount. Although the payment failed…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Calangute Police have registered a case against a man and his associates for allegedly trespassing into a wine shop, assaulting two persons, vandalising property and stealing cash and liquor worth several lakhs. According to police, the complaint was lodged by Vishav Nath, 36, a resident of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The incident allegedly took place at around 5.20 pm on July 7 at Guddu Wine Store in Gaurawado, Calangute. Police said the main accused, identified as Aditya Hadagalli, along with his workers, allegedly entered the wine shop with a common intention, assaulted the complainant and his cousin Sikander Malpotra,…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: Verna Police have registered a theft case against a Karnataka native for allegedly stealing a scooter parked outside a warehouse in the Verna Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). According to police, the complaint was lodged by Akhtar Hussain Khan, a resident of Chandrawada, Fatorda, who reported that his Suzuki Access scooter, valued at approximately ₹50,000, was stolen on September 15, 2025, at around 8.20 pm. Police said the scooter had been parked in the open parking area outside Saaj Traders Warehouse in the Verna IDC when the accused, identified as Mahmad Akyif Makanadar, allegedly stole the vehicle. Based…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: A man was arrested by Porvorim Police after he was allegedly found in possession of suspected ganja during a narcotics raid conducted near Nana Nani Park in Porvorim. According to police, the raid was carried out on July 8 between 5.20 pm and 8.00 pm by a team from Porvorim Police Station led by PSI Sachin Shirodkar. During the operation, the accused, identified as Mithlesh Bhagat, was allegedly caught with 159 grams of dried greenish leafy substance with flowering and fruiting tops suspected to be ganja. Police said the contraband, along with a polythene bag, was seized…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Five persons were arrested by Vasco Police after they were allegedly caught red-handed with suspected ganja during a raid conducted at New Vaddem in Vasco. The accused have been identified as Sonu Kumar Mahale, Gaus Sayed and Akansh Vovoikar, all residents of New Vaddem, Hussain Shaikh of Jairam Nagar, Vasco, and Sachin Jaiswal of Fakir Galli, Vasco. According to police, the action was initiated following a complaint lodged by PSI Nikhil Dessai of Vasco Police Station. During the raid, the accused were allegedly found in possession of 339 grams of dry greenish leaves, stems, flowering and fruiting…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: A man from Ahmedabad has been booked by Vasco Police after his co-passenger died following a car crash on the Dabolim Airport flyover earlier this week. The accused, identified as Rajveer Singh, a resident of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, was allegedly driving a Maruti Fronx in a rash and negligent manner when the accident occurred at around 12.50 am on July 7 near the exit side of Dabolim Airport, at the curve of the grade separator flyover bridge. According to police, Singh lost control of the vehicle while negotiating the curve, causing the car to crash into the parapet…

“Announcing a restriction on new Thar permits under an already frozen licensing regime is hardly a breakthrough. It is merely repackaging an existing policy to create the impression of fresh action. But even if this proposal eventually reaches the State Transport Authority, it completely misses the real problem. The danger on Goa’s roads does not come from hypothetical Thars that may receive permits in the future. It comes from the thousands of rental vehicles already operating today. The minister himself has repeatedly acknowledged that rental vehicles are disproportionately involved in accidents. Fatal crashes involving rented Thars have become distressingly familiar.…