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Team Goemkarponn BORIM: Two persons were injured after a Royal Enfield motorcycle allegedly being ridden in a rash and negligent manner crashed into two cars near Borim Bridge on the Loutolim side. According to police, the case was registered based on the complaint of ASI Anant Gaonkar of Maina Curtorim Police Station. The incident occurred on April 5 at around 11:30 am when the accused, Aditya Gaonkar of Shiroda, Ponda, was riding a Royal Enfield Bullet from Verna towards Ponda. Police said that while attempting to overtake a Hyundai Venue car near Borim Bridge, the rider allegedly dashed the…

Team Goemkarponn CORLIM: Two persons have been booked for allegedly stealing cash, a mobile phone and grocery items from a supermarket in Corlim, Tiswadi. According to police, the complaint was filed by Paul Fernandes (64), a retired resident of Brook Fields Apartment, Goltim-Navelim, Divar. The incident occurred prior to 6 pm on April 8 at Geen Supermarket, Keni Colony, Corlim. The accused have been identified as Kajol Kumari Aruka, a resident of Corlim and an employee of the complainant’s brother-in-law, and Om Sai Roul, also a resident of Corlim. Both are natives of Ganjam district, Odisha. Police said the…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: A pedestrian sustained a fracture while his friend suffered a head injury after being hit by a scooter driven in a rash and negligent manner at Bodkawado Junction, Calangute. According to police, the complaint was filed by Parshuram Kallappa Shiranagi (34), a resident of Naikawado, Verla, Canca, Bardez. The incident occurred on April 8 at around 10:33 pm when the accused, identified as Nur Alam Mondal (18), a native of West Bengal and currently residing at Nagoa, was riding a Yamaha Fascino scooter bearing registration number GA-03-AQ-6583. Police said the rider allegedly drove the scooter in…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: A 24-year-old driver from Nepal was allegedly wrongfully confined and brutally assaulted with a deadly weapon after a truck accident near the KTC bus stand in Panaji. According to the complaint filed by Shankar Ram Bahadur Bika, a resident of Bhatlem, Altinho, Panaji, the incident occurred on April 8 at around 12:30 pm in a rented room near the KTC Bus Stand parking area. The accused, identified as Samir Khan of Panaji, had employed the complainant as a driver for a water tanker bearing registration number GA-07-F-8754. Police said the complainant allegedly dashed the truck into…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Panaji Police registered two separate cases on April 8 and arrested two persons for allegedly accepting matka bets at public places in Tiswadi. In the first case, based on the complaint of HC Pandurang Gawas of Panaji Police Station, police apprehended Rodrappa Talwar (52), a resident of St Inez, Panaji, at around 3:50 pm near National Lalkies, Punan, Tiswadi. The accused was allegedly caught red-handed accepting money bets on numerical digital numbers as a game of chance from members of the public. Police seized cash amounting to ₹1,350 in different denominations along with other gambling articles.…

Team Goemkarponn PORVORIM: A 70-year-old resident of Alto Porvorim was cheated of ₹2,10,476 by an unknown person who impersonated himself as an HDFC Bank official on the pretext of updating KYC details. According to police, the complainant, Subhash Bhalchandra Joshi of PDA Colony, Sawali House, Alto Porvorim, reported the incident on April 8 at 7:42 pm. He stated that the fraud occurred in the early hours of April 3 at around 12:59 am, when he received a call from an unknown individual claiming to be from HDFC Bank. The caller allegedly convinced the complainant to open his net banking…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: In a move driven by safety concerns and a High Court mandate, the North Goa District Administration has imposed strict crowd-control measures for the Shri Lairai Devi Jatra scheduled on April 21 at Shirigao, Bicholim, to prevent stampede-like situations during the annual gathering. The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has ordered tight regulation of stalls and vendors, identifying unplanned vending and narrow movement corridors as major risks during the high-footfall event that draws thousands of devotees and tourists. As per the order issued by Additional Collector-II and DDMA CEO Pravin Hire Parab, vendors will be allowed only…