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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Additional Sessions Court in North Goa has ordered that charges be formally framed against two men accused of attempting to kill a St Cruz resident in 2022. In a ruling delivered on December 2, Additional Sessions Judge Vijaya Ambre observed that sufficient material exists to prosecute Chetan Korgaonkar and Santosh Shetty for attempted murder, criminal trespass and common intention under the IPC, as well as relevant provisions of the Arms Act. According to the prosecution, the incident unfolded on September 16, 2022, when the accused allegedly entered the complainant’s rented room armed with a pistol and…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: The Bombay High Court at Goa has overturned the State government’s order rejecting the premature release plea of Rohan Pai Dhungat, convicted in the 2006 murder of Mandar Surlakar. The Court held that the government failed to properly evaluate the recommendation of the State Sentence Review (SSR) Board before denying his application. A Division Bench of Justices Sarang Kotwal and Ashish Chavan has now asked the government to reassess Dhungat’s plea within two weeks, strictly in accordance with the Goa Prisons Rules, 2006. Calling the State’s decision “erroneous and unjustified,” the Court set aside the August 20,…

Team Goemkarponn CALANGUTE: Police have registered UD No. 76/2025 under Section 194 of the BNSS after a 66-year-old British national collapsed and died at Candolim beach on Tuesday. At around 6:46 pm on December 2, Calangute Police received a call from the Medical Officer at PHC Candolim, informing them that a foreign national had been brought in dead. Police rushed to the health centre, where the doctor confirmed that the man had been brought by Drishti lifeguards from Candolim beach. The deceased was identified as Mr. Stephen Patrick Pattison (66), a resident of Ashirwad Villa, Vaddi, Candolim, and a native…

Team Goemkarponn MARDOL: A 16-year-old boy who was injured in a road accident at Banastari on November 20 succumbed to his injuries after nearly two weeks of treatment, prompting Mardol Police to register U.D. No. 43/2025 under Section 194 of the BNSS, 2023. Police said they received a call from APMC Police Station, Belagavi, on December 2 at 12:51 pm informing that Sagar Kariappa Kharnaik, a resident of Sarvana, Bicholim and native of Belgaum, Karnataka, had passed away at KLES Hospital, Belagavi on December 1. During the inquiry, PSI Nitesh Kankonkar visited the hospital, and the body was shifted to…

Team Goemkarponn BICHOLIM: A 49-year-old woman from Karapur, Khotiwada, died after suffering a massive electric shock at her residence on December 2. Police said PSI Krishna Gawas and his team rushed to House No. 202, Kalasokatar, Karapur after receiving information around 12:58 pm that a woman had collapsed. Upon arrival, officers found Vasanti Salelkar, daughter of Ramu Salelkar, lying near the back door of the house. Preliminary inquiry revealed that an insulated electrical wire, originally connected in one room, had been extended through a metal door to power a bulb in the kitchen shed. The door had limited clearance, causing…

Team Goemkarponn CURTORIM: Maina-Curtorim Police have registered Cr. No. 98/2025 under Sections 281, 125(a)(b) of the BNS and Sections 3 and 180 of the MV Act after a minor riding a motorcycle caused a collision at Phullamol, Sao Jose De Areal. According to the state complaint filed by ASI Anant Gaonkar, the incident occurred on November 29, 2025, at 7:32 pm. The accused, Pradnya Jolapure of Mugali, Sao Jose De Areal, allegedly allowed her minor son to ride a Jawa motorcycle. The boy, reportedly driving rashly and negligently, crashed into an oncoming Jupiter scooter. The impact caused grievous injuries to…

Team Goemkarponn VASCO: Vasco Police have registered a case after a minor girl was injured in a road accident near Vales Junction, Dabolim, on December 1. The complaint, filed by Meryl Colaco @ Branganza of Alto Dabolim, states that the incident occurred around 2:20 pm when the accused bus driver, allegedly driving rashly and negligently, was heading from the internal road at Vales Junction towards Landing Point. As the bus reached Vales Junction, it reportedly struck the complainant’s daughter, who was crossing the road to return home. The impact caused the child to fall, resulting in injuries to her…