Team Goemkarponn
PORVORIM: Calangute Police have cracked a house robbery case involving an armed gang that allegedly broke into a villa at Calangute in the early hours of October 9, 2026, and arrested three accused belonging to the suspected interstate criminal group known as the ‘Pardi Gang’ in Madhya Pradesh.
The case was registered under Cr. No. 140/2026 under Sections 309(4) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
According to police, the robbery took place at around 3.40 am at Villa No. 37, Orchard Villas, Porbowado, Calangute, Bardez. A group of four unidentified persons, with their faces covered, allegedly entered the villa through a kitchen window. Armed with a screwdriver, knife and slingshots, the intruders allegedly threatened and assaulted the occupants before decamping with cash.
Following registration of the case, Calangute Police launched an intensive investigation. Police conducted a scene-of-offence panchanama, examined CCTV footage from the villa and surrounding establishments, and collected physical evidence. Technical inputs and intelligence subsequently pointed towards the suspected involvement of persons from Madhya Pradesh.
A dedicated police team headed by PSI Rajaram V. Bagkar was deputed to Madhya Pradesh to trace and apprehend the suspects, with assistance from local police authorities.
During the operation, the team, with the assistance of Satanwada Police Station in Shivpuri district, apprehended Harichand Mogiya Adivasi (37), a resident of Chitora, Satanwada, Shivpuri district.
During interrogation, he allegedly disclosed the involvement of his associates, Mangal Mongiya and Arun Mongiya. Acting on the information and further technical inputs, the police team proceeded to the Kurwai Police Station area in Ashok Nagar district, where the remaining two accused were traced and apprehended with the assistance of Kurwai Police.
The other arrested accused have been identified as Mangal Mongiya (45), son of Keshu Gaya Mongiya, and Arun Mongiya (18), son of Mangal Mongiya, both residents of 07 Asram Bairad, Chitora, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.
Police stated that all three accused allegedly admitted their involvement in the robbery along with their associates during interrogation.
After completing the necessary legal formalities, including arrest procedures, medical examinations and communication of grounds of arrest, the accused were produced before the competent courts in Madhya Pradesh. Transit remand orders were obtained for their transportation to Goa. The police team has since returned to Calangute with all three accused.
Investigation has revealed that the accused are allegedly part of the interstate criminal group known as the ‘Pardi Gang’, whose members are suspected to be involved in organised property offences across different states.
Police said the operation involved considerable logistical and operational challenges, particularly in tracing and apprehending the suspects in remote rural and forest regions of Madhya Pradesh. The operation was carried out in coordination with Madhya Pradesh Police.
Further custodial interrogation will be conducted to establish the individual roles of the accused, trace the weapons allegedly used in the robbery, recover the stolen cash and ascertain their possible involvement in other criminal cases.
The operation was led by PI Laxi G. Amonkar and PSI Rajaram V. Bagkar, along with PSI Snehal Malik and police personnel PC-6118 Amir Garad, PC-7117 Bhagwan K. Palyekar, PC-7283 Raj Parab, PC-7684 Manoj Pednekar, PC-7904 Pranay Gawas, PC-7917 Gaurish Karbotkar, PC-9071 Deepesh Naik and PC-9187 Rishad Gaonkar.
Further investigation is in progress under the supervision of PI Laxi G. Amonkar, Calangute Police Station, and SDPO Porvorim Vishwesh Karpe, SP GPS, under the overall supervision of Superintendent of Police, North Goa, Rahul Gupta, IPS.
