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Team Goemkarponn QUEPEM: Quepem Police have registered two separate offences in connection with the illegal extraction of laterite dimension stones at Rivona in Sanguem taluka and Maina in Quepem taluka, causing loss to the State Government of Goa. In the first case, registered on a complaint filed by Ameet Shetgaonkar, Junior Geologist, Directorate of Mines and Geology, Panaji, police said that prior to December 15, 2025, and before 12.05 pm, unknown landowners allegedly illegally extracted laterite dimension stones at village Rivona, Sanguem taluka, without obtaining prior permission from the competent authority. The illegal activity amounted to theft and caused financial…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco Police have registered an offence against a motorcyclist for rash and negligent driving following an accident reported near Mohan Garage at Chicalim. According to police, the case was registered on a state complaint filed by HC-4824 Ashish Naik of Vasco Police Station. The incident occurred on November 26, 2025, at around 7.15 pm, when the accused Deeparj Gaonkar, a resident of Vaddem, Vasco, was riding a Royal Enfield motorcycle from Chicalim Junction towards Village Panchayat Chicalim. Police said that while negotiating a sharp curve near Mohan Garage, Chicalim, the accused allegedly drove in a rash and…

Team Goemkarponn VERNA: Verna Police have registered an offence against two residents of Arrosim for allegedly threatening, harassing and abusing a physically challenged man and his wife over a property-related dispute. The case was registered on a complaint filed by Gabriel Anthony Braganza, a resident of Arrosim, Cansaulim. According to police, the incident occurred on August 4, 2025, at TNK, Arrosim, Cansaulim, where the accused Joseph Gomes and Rosy Barretto, both residents of Arrosim, Cansaulim, allegedly threatened, harassed and verbally abused the complainant and his wife. Police said the complainant is a physically handicapped person, and the incident arose over…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Police have arrested the accused in connection with the assault reported near the Old Patto Bridge in Tiswadi. The case was registered on December 15, 2025, following a complaint filed by Nilesh s/o Bajirao Ganpati Barande (48), a native of Arewadi, Tolnaka, Jawli, Satara, Maharashtra, presently residing below the Old Patto Bridge, Panaji, Tiswadi, Goa. According to police, the incident occurred on December 15, 2025, at around 8.00 pm, near the Sakhleshwar Shrine close to the Old Patto Bridge, when the accused Aman Choubey, a native of Jharkhand, allegedly assaulted the complainant with a wooden danda, causing…

Team Goemkarponn PERNEM: Mandrem Police have arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly accepting illegal gambling bets from the general public at an open place in Mandrem. According to police, the offence was registered on December 15, 2025, at around 9.14 pm on a state complaint filed by HC-4820 Satish Shetye of Mandrem Police Station. The accused has been identified as Siddarth, son of Kashinath Kharbe, a resident of House No. 350, Askavada, Mandrem, Pernem. Police said the accused was found accepting bets related to numerical digit gambling. During the operation, cash amounting to Rs 1,200 and other gambling-related materials were…

“It did not happen overnight. Cross-border action is rarely swift. It requires coordination between state police, central agencies, and foreign authorities. It requires paperwork, legal clarity, and sustained follow-up. The Goa Police kept the case alive, issued lookout notices, pursued legal routes, and ensured that the matter did not slip into procedural limbo. This was not a single bold stroke, but a series of deliberate steps that eventually closed the door on escape. For Goa, the implications are significant. The state’s economy depends heavily on tourism, nightlife, and entertainment.” The deportation of the Luthra brothers from Thailand to face trial…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI/DELHI: Gaurav Luthra and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Goa nightclub ‘Birch by Romeo Lane’ where 25 people lost their lives in a devastating fire earlier this month, have arrived in Delhi after being deported from Thailand. The two brothers were detained by Thai authorities in Phuket on December 11 following intervention by the Indian Embassy. Visuals showing them being escorted to Bangkok airport had surfaced earlier in the day. Sources said Thai officials accompanying the duo will formally hand them over to Indian authorities after completing procedural requirements. According to officials, the Luthra brothers will be produced…