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Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Bombay High Court at Goa has dismissed a petition filed by activists seeking an inquiry into alleged losses in the assessment of fees in 120 cases under Section 17(2) of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Act, noting that an inquiry is already in progress to recover the deficit fees. The petitioners—Swapnesh Sherlekar, Jose Carlos Da Veiga Gracias, and Rupesh Shinkre—had requested the court to quash the assessment order dated June 11, 2024, and sought recovery of outstanding fees from Brahm Agro Terra Projects Ltd and the then Chief Town Planner, Rajesh Naik. However, this…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Bombay High Court at Goa has dismissed a petition filed by Mohammad Shahzad Shaikh, the third accused in a gang rape case, challenging the legality of his arrest. Shaikh argued that his constitutional rights under Article 22(1), which require that an arrested person be informed of the reasons for their arrest, had been violated. The court, however, found no merit in his claim, noting that he had not raised this issue during his remand proceedings or in his bail application, and there was no evidence of any prejudice caused by the alleged non-communication of arrest grounds.…

Team Goemkarponn Panaji: The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has ordered the demolition of an unauthorized building in Siolim, after finding that the occupants had misused the Mundkar Act to assert ownership over multiple government properties. The structure, reportedly built around 2011 without the necessary permissions, was defended by Nifty Fernandes, Joe Fernandes, and Severina Fernandes, who presented a 2000 Mundkar order from the Joint Mamlatdar of Bardez claiming they had occupied the property since before 1991. The GCZMA, however, noted discrepancies in their claims, pointing out that the same person had been recognized as a mundkar for…

Team Goemkarponn Margao: A man, approximately 35 years old, was brought dead to the casualty of District Hospital Margao on 19 October 2025 at 23:22 hours. The deceased was discovered lying at Old Railway Station Road, Margao. During the inquiry, it was revealed that the man was a beggar who usually stayed around Station Road, Margao. The body was preserved at SGDH Margao for further medico-legal procedures. PSI Subhash Gaonkar of Margao Town Police Station is conducting the ongoing investigation.

Team Goemkarponn Cuncolim: Shrijay Gauns Dessai, 51, a resident of Bhuisa, Cuncolim, passed away on 21 October 2025 at GMC Bambolim. Police received a wireless message at 02:57 hours from the Casualty Police of GMC Bambolim reporting the death. During the inquiry, Dessai’s wife, Smita Gauns Dessai, informed that he had been undergoing treatment for COPD for the past one and a half years. He had been admitted to SGDH Margao for ten days and was referred to GMC Bambolim on 20 October for further medical care, where he passed away. An inquest panchanama was conducted, and the body…

Team Goemkarponn Quepem: A 45-year-old man, Lavkush Velip of Morpirla, Quepem, drowned in the Sal River at Colyawaddo, Assolna, on 20 October 2025. The incident was reported at 18:09 hours by his friend, Prakash Gaonkar. During the inquiry, the Fire Brigade and 108 emergency services were alerted. With assistance from local fishermen and Fire Brigade personnel, Velip’s body was retrieved from the river. The 108 ambulance staff subsequently declared him dead. Investigations revealed that the deceased had gone fishing and drowned while swimming back. A scene-of-occurrence panchanama and inquest panchanama were conducted, and the body was preserved at SGDH…

Team Goemkarponn Bicholim: The body of a 45-year-old man was recovered from the river near Piligao Dock on 21 October 2025. Police received a call at 15:22 hours from PC 6702 reporting the presence of a floating body. PSI Krishna Gawas of Bicholim Police Station, along with the Fire Fighter Team Bicholim, retrieved the body from the river. The deceased was identified as Suverna, son of Datta Govekar, a resident of H.No. 58, Atilpeth, Bicholim, by his brother-in-law Gaurish Talaulikar. Suverna had been reported missing a day earlier under Bicholim PS Missing Person Report No. 21/2025, filed on 20…