Team Goemkarponn
PERNEM: Pernem Police have registered a case against eight persons for allegedly forming an unlawful assembly, wrongfully restraining a taxi driver and his friends, assaulting him and threatening to kill him over a dispute related to touting activities at Mopa Airport.
The case was registered as Crime No. 39/2026 on October 14, 2026, at 11.51 pm, based on a complaint filed by Nikheel Mahale, 35, a taxi driver residing at Deulwada, Uguem, Pernem.
According to the complaint, the incident occurred between 5.30 pm and 5.45 pm on October 14 at the T-junction near Vinit Hotel in Nagzar, Pernem.
The complainant alleged that the accused persons, acting with a common intention, formed an unlawful assembly and wrongfully restrained him and his friends, Nandakumar Mavlankar and Rama Warang.
The accused allegedly assaulted Mahale with slaps, punches and kicks to his head and other parts of his body, causing simple injuries. They also allegedly abused him using filthy language and threatened him with dire consequences, including death.
The alleged assault reportedly stemmed from a dispute over touting activities at Mopa Airport.
The eight accused have been identified as Dinesh Khadpe and Siddesh Khadpe, both residents of Mopa; Babu Bhujbal of Ibrampur; Rupendra Parab of Vazri; Manoj Aroskar of Nanachepani, Warkhand; Sanjay Malik of Hasapur; and Krish Thakur and Vishnu Shirodkar, both residents of Dadachiwadi, Dhargal, Pernem.
Pernem Police have registered the case under Sections 191(2), 189(2), 126(2), 115, 351(3), 352 and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
Further investigation is being conducted by PSI Pravin Simepurushkar of Pernem Police Station.
