Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: Panaji police have registered a case against a 32-year-old car driver for allegedly driving rashly and negligently and colliding with an oncoming scooter near Municipal Garden, Campal, Panaji, leaving a 22-year-old scooter rider grievously injured.
According to the complaint filed by Head Constable Anil G. Kurtikar of Panaji Police Station, the accident occurred on October 7, 2026, at around 1.42 pm.
The accused, identified as Irfansab Hebballi, a resident of Indira Nagar, Chimbel, was allegedly driving a Maruti Ertiga car bearing registration number GA-07-T-3570 from Military Hospital, Campal, towards the Directorate of Health Services along an internal road.
Upon reaching the junction near Municipal Garden, Campal, the car allegedly collided with an oncoming Jupiter scooter bearing registration number GA-03-AS-2970.
The impact reportedly caused grievous injuries to the scooter rider, identified as Tausif Hangi, 22, a resident of Chincholem, Taleigao.
Panaji Police registered Crime No. 171/2026 on October 9, 2026, at 5.32 pm under Sections 281 and 125(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, relating to rash and negligent driving and endangering human life or personal safety.
Head Constable Anil Kurtikar is investigating the case.
