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Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Goa Police’s Tourist Police Unit (TPU) and Calangute Police Station acted promptly after a video went viral on social media showing a woman being subjected to sexually coloured remarks at Baga Beach. The complaint was filed by Miss Soumya Khanna, stating that between 2:04 am and 2:40 am on October 24, an unidentified man approached her at Baga Beach, made inappropriate comments about her ethnicity, and asked offensive questions, including “rates per night.” The accused allegedly followed her, causing fear and distress, and insulted her modesty in public view. Based on the complaint, Calangute Police registered an…

Team Goemkarponn SATTARI: A 33-year-old man from Bhuipal, Sattari, died after accidentally falling from the first floor of a house under construction on Wednesday. Police said they received a call at 4:38 pm from the Medical Officer at CHC Sankhalim, informing that Baburao Navnath Zore, a resident of Bhedshiwada, Bhuipal, had been brought dead as a case of fall from height. PSI Sohan Malik visited CHC Sankhalim and spoke to the relatives of the deceased. According to them, Baburao had gone to his relative’s house at Bedashi, Bhuipal, where construction work was underway. He reportedly went to the first floor…

Team Goemkarponn VARCA: The Town & Country Planning Department has reported a case of major unauthorized land development at Varca after its Dy. Town Planner, Prakash Bandodkar, lodged a complaint with the police. According to the complaint, unknown individuals trespassed onto a property in Varca village and carried out large-scale development without obtaining mandatory permissions or displaying signboards indicating approved work. The accused allegedly constructed a kutcha road, cleared wild bushes, levelled the land, damaged vegetation and sand dunes along the seaside, and built a compound wall on either side of the road stretch. The activities reportedly violate the TCP…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: Two persons were injured after a Maruti Suzuki Ertiga allegedly rammed into their scooter near Shelli, Loliem, on Monday evening. The complaint, filed by Ravindra Pednekar of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, states that around 6:30 pm, the Ertiga driver, identified as Sachin Majgaonkar of Ballimoth Tiloi, Quepem, was driving from Canacona towards Polem when he allegedly drove in a rash and negligent manner, endangering human life. On reaching near Shelli, the Ertiga reportedly hit Pednekar’s Dio scooter from behind, causing both the rider Ravindra Pednekar and pillion Vithal Hosalkar to fall onto the road. Both sustained injuries in…

Team Goemkarponn SANKHALI: A manager of the Matoshri Padmini Educational Society (MPES), Sankhali, lodged a police complaint on Wednesday alleging criminal trespass and threats at the society’s property in Harvalem. According to the complaint filed by Santosh Malik, Manager of MPES, the incident occurred around 10:45 am at the property known as Umalichi Mali, Plot No. E1, admeasuring 39,506 sq. m, bearing Survey No. 60/4 of Harvalem village. The accused, identified as Ulhas Shantaram Samant of Copardem, Sattari, allegedly entered the property without permission and threatened the management members who were present at the site and carrying out work. He…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Panaji Police registered an offence after a man was caught red-handed accepting illegal bets in a public place near the Taj Vivanta junction at St. Inez. According to police, the case was registered vide Panaji Police Station Crime No. 156/25 under Section 11(2)(a) of the GPG Act based on a state complaint filed by Head Constable Anil G. Kurtikar. The accused, identified as Mandan Mani Nath (35), a resident of Boca de Vaca, Panaji, was apprehended around 4:00 pm while allegedly accepting bets in numerical figures. During a personal search, police recovered ₹970 in various denominations. He…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Crime Branch has found no corroborative evidence so far in the sensational job scam allegations made by accused-turned-whistleblower Pooja Naik, who claimed to have paid a total of ₹17.68 crore to two government officials between 2019 and 2022 in exchange for securing government jobs in various agencies. The enquiry, being conducted under Section 173(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), is still underway. Senior officers said Naik, who faces five criminal cases across Goa and was released on bail on November 21, 2024, has been interrogated twice by the Crime Branch, including a…