Author: Team Admin

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: A 25-year-old fruit vendor from Maharashtra was apprehended on for allegedly obstructing traffic while conducting vending activities along the Bicholim bypass. According to a state complaint lodged by ASI Ramdas Tari of Bicholim Police Station, the incident occurred on November 20, 2025, at around 10:45 am near the PWD Junction at Vathadev, Sarvan. The accused, Dhanaji Mahadev Sargar, a resident of Sargarwadi, Solapur, was allegedly displaying fruits negligently by the roadside on the stretch leading from Valshi Pen Circle towards the junction, hindering the free movement of pedestrians and vehicles. Police said the vendor was caught red-handed…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Calangute Police arrested a 32-year-old man after he was allegedly found in possession of over a kilogram of ganja during a narcotics raid near the Sinquerim helipad. According to a state complaint filed by PSI Snehal Malik, the raid was conducted on November 19, 2025, between 10 pm and 11:45 pm. During the operation, police searched the backpack of the accused, Ajay Giri, a native of Baleswar, Odisha, and reportedly recovered 1,401 grams of greenish leafy substance with flowering and fruiting tops, suspected to be ganja. The seized contraband is valued at approximately ₹1.4 lakh. Further investigation…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa Police Department has issued transfer orders for 34 Police Inspectors across the state, implementing one of its largest reshuffles in recent months. The changes take immediate effect and cover postings across district police stations, traffic cells, coastal security units, intelligence wings and specialised divisions. According to the order, PI Pravin Gawas has been moved from the Traffic Education Cell in Panaji to Canacona Police Station, while PI Harsh Raut Dessai shifts from Canacona to the Traffic Cell at Colva. PI Vijay Rane Sardesai leaves the Crime Branch in Ribandar for Bicholim Police Station. Several officers…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa government has withdrawn its earlier decision to relocate the North Goa District Courts from Mapusa to Merces, bringing major relief to litigants and the legal fraternity who had opposed the proposal. The decision came after sustained objections raised by the Mapusa Advocates’ Forum, which argued that shifting the courts would create significant inconvenience for thousands of litigants who depend on easy access to the Mapusa complex. The Forum warned that relocating the district courts would increase travel time, raise costs for citizens and disrupt the functioning of legal services. A delegation led by Forum president…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO/ NAVELIM: Police in South Goa have launched parallel investigations into two separate kidnapping cases involving three minor boys, reported within a day of each other in Vasco and Navelim. In the first incident, Vasco Police received a complaint that a minor boy had been taken away by unidentified persons near the Municipal High School in Vasco on November 19 at around 1:30 pm. According to the child’s relative, the boy was removed from his lawful guardianship without consent. The case has been assigned to PSI Nikhil Naik Dessai, and teams have begun tracing the suspects and examining…

Team Goemkarponn Mapusa: A viral video showing a dog damaging a car has unexpectedly helped resolve a months-old search, after the animal was identified as Chiku, a pet missing from Shetye Wado in Mapusa since January 2025. The video, widely circulated on social media, drew the attention of Chiku’s family. They immediately recognised the dog’s behaviour and confirmed that the animal in the footage was their long-lost pet. The family said they had been searching across Goa for several months but had found no trace of him until the video surfaced. They have now appealed to the public for help…

“What Goa needs right now is not words, but action. The police force must be freed of political interference. Their autonomy must be strengthened, their resources expanded, and their accountability sharpened. Community policing must be revived in a meaningful way, not as a public relations exercise but as a partnership between citizens and law enforcement. Night patrols must increase. Quick-response teams need to be visible and active. Rural areas cannot be left behind while attention stays centred on coastal belts. The state also needs a Home Minister who treats law and order as a full-time responsibility, not a ceremonial portfolio.”…