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Team Goemkarponn SALIGAO: The Saligao Police have registered an Unnatural Death (U.D.) case No. 15/2025 under Section 194 of the BNSS after a 42-year-old labourer from West Bengal collapsed while at work in Sangolda and was later declared dead at Goa Medical College (GMC), Bambolim. According to police, the information was received via a wireless message from PI, Mapusa Police Station, based on a communication from the Casualty Department, GMC Bambolim, stating that the patient, Satya Ranjan Sarkar (42), son of Gour Sarkar, resident of Ashokgram, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, and bearing MLC No. 25/8755, was declared dead…

Team Goemkarponn COLVA: In a major crackdown on flesh trade rackets operating under the guise of spa services, police teams conducted two separate raids in Colva on October 7, rescuing a total of nine victim girls and arresting three women accused of forcing them into prostitution. In the first raid, based on reliable information, PSI Rajashekhar Reddy of Colva Police Station led a team that conducted a raid at Royal Spa, Colva, around 6:30 pm, with the assistance of a decoy customer and NGO representatives. Police rescued four victim girls who were allegedly induced and forced into prostitution…

Team Goemkarponn RAIA: A man sustained grievous injuries while another was hurt in a road accident near Niclaw Bakery, Tembim, Raia, after a Hyundai car allegedly collided with a motorcycle on the evening of September 12, 2025. According to a state complaint lodged by ASI Jitendra Gaonkar of Maina-Curtorim Police Station, the incident occurred around 8:30 pm when the accused driver of a Hyundai car, proceeding from Ponda towards Margao, allegedly drove in a rash and negligent manner endangering human life. On reaching near Niclaw Bakery at Tembim, Raia, the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, veered…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: A tragic road accident near Cabral petrol pump, Verna, on Tuesday evening claimed the life of a young woman after a Kadamba Electric Bus allegedly rammed into an Activa scooter from behind. According to a state complaint lodged by Head Constable Siddesh Dessai, the accident occurred on October 7, 2025, at around 5:55 pm, when accused driver Gajanan Bhandari, resident of Netravali, Sanguem, was proceeding from Panjim towards Margao and allegedly drove the EV Kadamba bus in a rash and negligent manner. On reaching the spot near Cabral petrol pump, the bus collided with an…

Team Goemkarponn ZUARINAGAR: Verna Police have launched an investigation into the alleged kidnapping of a minor girl from Birla, Sancoale, after a complaint was lodged by her guardian. According to the complaint filed by the victim’s relative, whose name has been withheld for privacy reasons, the incident occurred on October 6, 2025, around 12 noon at Birla, when an unknown person allegedly kidnapped the complainant’s minor niece from her lawful guardianship. Police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code pertaining to kidnapping of a minor, and efforts are on to trace the accused…

Team Goemkarponn ZUARINAGAR: In a late-night incident at Argentina Bar in Birla, Zuarinagar, a verbal altercation turned violent when a man was allegedly attacked with a knife, leaving him seriously injured. According to the complaint filed by Shekappa Gaudar, a resident of Birla, Zuarinagar, the incident occurred on October 6, 2025, around 11:30 pm. The accused, identified as Kallappa Payannavar, a resident of Upasnagar, Sancoale, reportedly under the influence of alcohol, picked up an argument with the complainant outside the bar. Police said that during the heated exchange, Payannavar allegedly abused the complainant in filthy language and, in…

“Amit Patkar’s alleged behaviour is emblematic of a broader issue: the party’s inability to reconcile its lofty rhetoric with practical conduct. For decades, the Congress has spoken about the protection and empowerment of minority groups, yet incidents like this turn such claims into hollow slogans. The message that reaches the public is clear: the party’s commitment to minorities exists more in speeches than in action. This disconnect is fatal for political credibility, especially at a time when voters are increasingly attentive to integrity and ethical leadership.” The Congress in Goa has long positioned itself as the protector of minority…