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Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: In the Chandrawada-Fatorda double murder case, South Goa Additional Sessions Judge Pooja Kavalekar has convicted accused Ravinkumar Sada and Akash Ghosh. Arguments on their sentencing will be held on December 17. The incident took place on March 8, 2021, when the accused, along with a juvenile accomplice, murdered Miguel Miranda and his mother-in-law Catarina Pinto. The accused were staying as tenants at Miguel’s house and also worked as labourers under him. A dispute over wages led to the crime, which the prosecution proved with strong evidence and testimonies of 24 witnesses. The case was investigated by then…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Canacona Police have registered a case of cheating after an unknown person allegedly duped a local trader of ₹1.08 lakh by posing as an engineer of a construction firm and showing a fake payment message. The complaint was filed by Ganpatlal Choudhri, a resident of Canacona. According to police, the incident occurred on November 29, 2025, at around 6.10 pm at the complainant’s shop located opposite the KTC bus stand near Bhavani Electronics, Chaudi, Canacona. Police said the unknown accused contacted the complainant using a mobile phone, impersonating an engineer from M/s Pooja Construction, and placed an…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO::Vasco Police have registered an FIR against four persons from Maharashtra for allegedly cheating a Vasco resident of ₹12.86 lakh by promising admission for her son in a veterinary college. The case has been registered as Vasco Police Station Crime No. 97/2025 under Section 420 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, based on a complaint filed by Deepmala Kamble, a resident of Mangoor Hill, Vasco. According to the complaint, between August 2023 and the present, at Vasco, the accused — Neha Kamble, Uttam Kamble, Suhasini Kamble and Akash Dange, all residents of Maharashtra — allegedly induced…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Mandrem Police have registered an offence against a Russian national for illegally staying in Goa without valid travel documents. The case was registered at 10.34 am on December 12 based on a complaint filed by PSI Archana Sharma, attached to Mandrem Police Station. The accused has been identified as Volodin Aleksei (39), son of Alexander, a Russian national presently residing at Mandrem, Pernem, Goa. According to police, on December 9 at around 5.00 am, during routine patrolling near Cottage Super Market, New Wada, Morjim, Pernem, the accused was traced in connection with Crime No. 109/2025 registered under…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Panaji Police have registered Crime No. ___ late Wednesday night against Ashok Nayyar and others for allegedly breaking the official seal of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) and illegally operating a restaurant at Miramar. The case was registered at 11.46 pm on December 11 under Sections 223, 329(3), 329(4), 324(5) and 334(1) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, based on a complaint filed by Kuldeep Arolkar, Managing Director of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation Ltd., Paryatan Bhavan, Patto, Panaji. According to the complaint, prior to December 11, the accused persons, acting with common…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI: Valpoi Police have booked five persons for illegal extraction of river sand from the bank of River Kudshe at Sattari on Wednesday evening. The case was registered at 9.15 pm on December 11 based on a state complaint filed by Police Constable Sarvesh Pawar (39), PC-B No. 6325, attached to Valpoi Police Station. According to police, the incident occurred at around 6.15 pm at the riverbank in Kudshe, Sattari. The accused have been identified as Ankush Gaonkar, son of Laxman Gaonkar, resident of Gaonkarwada, Kudshe, Sattari; Bairangi Sanju Kumar (21), Brinchi Sanju Mahato (26), Niro Aklunisad Kumar…

Team Goemkarponn MAPUSA: A 28-year-old scooter rider lost his life in a tragic road accident at Dattawadi, Mapusa, in the early hours of Friday after allegedly crashing into the open door of a parked car. The incident occurred around 5.30 am when the accused, identified as Suharsh Shekhar Bhartu (38), a resident of Dattawadi, Mapusa, reportedly parked his Punto car (GA-03-Y-1366) on the side of the one-way road leading from Dattawadi to the Maruti Temple without taking proper care and caution. Police said the accused negligently left the right rear door of the car open. As a result, Bharat Damodar…