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Team Goemkarponn TALAULIM: A major dry grass fire broke out on Sunday evening at Wadi Talaulim hills near Ramani Ground, Ponda, causing a store room shed named Sheti Kotaro to go up in flames and resulting in estimated losses of around ₹1.5 lakh. The incident occurred at around 6:30 pm, following which personnel from the Ponda Fire Station rushed to the spot and battled the blaze for nearly an hour and a half with assistance from local residents. Locals said the area has increasingly become a hotspot for weekend liquor parties, where unidentified individuals reportedly discard half-burnt cigarettes, often sparking…

Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: Fatorda Police initiated an Unnatural Death enquiry on Sunday morning after a middle-aged man was found lying unresponsive near Chatrapati Hotel, opposite the KTC bus stand in Margao. Police received a call at around 9:00 am from ASI Dilkhush Velip of Margao Town Police Station, following which a team visited the spot and found a male aged between 40 and 45 years lying in an open area. The individual was shifted to South Goa District Hospital by 108 emergency services, where doctors declared him brought dead. Local inquiry revealed the deceased to be Shiva Verlekar of Quepem,…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Old Goa Police registered an Unnatural Death case late Saturday night after an 18-year-old waiter was found hanging in the bathroom of his accommodation near Sambhar Restaurant at Kadamba Plateau. Police received a call at around 11:23 pm from Shaun Araujo, owner of Sambhar Restaurant, informing that the staffer, Jaya Malik, son of Sania Malik and a native of Gajapati district, Odisha, had allegedly died inside the flat located next to the restaurant where he stayed. Police conducted a scene of occurrence panchanama in the presence of two respectable panch witnesses, after which the body was shifted…

Team Goemkarponn MANDREM: Mandrem Police have registered an Unnatural Death case (UD No. 52/2025) under Section 194 of the BNSS after a Pune-based tourist was found unconscious in the washroom of a beach resort and later declared brought dead at District Hospital, Mapusa. Police said they received a call from the hospital on Sunday, following which LPSI Archana Sharma and staff visited the casualty ward and were informed by the on-duty police that the deceased, Naveed Shaikh, 40, son of Naseer Ahmed Shaikh and a resident of Kondhwa Khurd, Pune, had been brought in by his friends. Enquiry revealed that…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Panaji Police on Sunday registered an Unnatural Death case (UD No. 96/2025) under Section 194 of the BNSS after receiving a wireless message from GMC Bambolim reporting that an unidentified male, aged around 40 years, had been brought dead by EMRI 108 following a vehicle accident at Odxem, Taleigao. During the enquiry, police established the identity of the deceased as Basu Kadri, age 26, son of Raju Kadri of Camra Bhat, Taleigao. His father informed police that Basu had met with a self-accident while riding his white Activa scooter (GA07AM7871). A separate motor vehicle accident case, Panaji…

Team Goemkarponn FATORDA: Fatorda Police have registered a case following a complaint by Alvaro Gregorio Boni Antao of Chandor, alleging that his late father was deceived and his family property fraudulently sold through a forged power of attorney. According to the complaint, on 11 December 2019 at the Office of the Civil-cum-Sub Registrar in Margao, accused Antonio Antao of Chandor impersonated the complainant and, acting in furtherance of a common object with Candito Andre Kennedy D’Costa of Guirdolim and Francisco Fernandes, allegedly misled the complainant’s father, Ferdinando Antao, during a late-night visit to his residence. Antonio allegedly posed as Ferdinando’s…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco Police have registered a case of theft after a Fascino scooter worth around ₹48,000 was reported stolen from New Vaddem. The complaint, filed by Sudesh Naik, states that the vehicle was parked at his residence and was found missing sometime between 9:30 am on December 3 and 7:00 am on December 4, 2025. Police said an unknown accused is involved in the theft, and further investigation has been handed over to HC Rajesh Bandodkar (5938) of Vasco Police Station.