Team Goemkarponn
BAINA/VASCO: In a chilling incident that has sent shockwaves across Goa, a family in Baina was brutally attacked during a midnight armed dacoity.
Seven masked assailants, armed with iron and aluminium rods, stormed the seventh-floor flat of the Nayak family at Chamundi Arcade, violently assaulting the occupants before fleeing with cash, gold ornaments and silver utensils.
The attackers broke open the backside window grills around 2:30 am, forced their way into the bedroom and began assaulting the family members.
Owner Sagar Nayak, already recovering from injuries in a previous incident, suffered severe head injuries after being repeatedly struck with rods. His wife and daughter were slapped, kicked and beaten, while his elderly mother was pushed off the bed and assaulted.
A traumatised family member recounted:
“Seven to eight assailants broke the backside grills, entered the flat and began hitting us. They beat my husband on the head, slapped and kicked my daughter, pushed my mother off the bed and threatened to kill us while demanding locker keys. When we tried to shout for help, they hit us with rods and kicked us with boots.”
The attackers, described as young and masked with helmets, spoke in what the family described as a “Bihari” tone. After tying the victims, the gang fled with gold ornaments and cash, the exact value of which is still being assessed.
South Goa Superintendent of Police Tikam Singh Verma confirmed that the family suffered multiple injuries and said a manhunt has been launched to trace the accused.
Political leaders reacted sharply to the violent crime, calling it a disturbing indication of Goa’s deteriorating law and order situation.
Vijai Sardesai, MLA, criticised political interference in policing, stating, “Politicians must stop interfering in police matters. Three robberies have happened recently and yet the culprits haven’t been caught.”
Leader of Opposition Yuri Alemao said the repeated armed robberies pointed to a dangerous rise in Goa’s crime graph.
“Police inaction, weak nakabandis and poor patrolling put public safety at risk. Stop boasting about detections—focus on prevention. Safety is a basic right. This government has failed the people,” Alemao said.
Meanwhile, Sagar Nayak is undergoing treatment at the government hospital in Chicalim as police teams continue investigations.
The brutal attack has intensified pressure on law-enforcement agencies to deliver swift results and reassure a shaken public.
