Team Goemkarponn
Placid D’Costa, a resident of Macazana, Curtorim, was nabbed by Police at Mopa Airport on Sunday after being intercepted by immigration authorities on his arrival from the United Kingdom.
D’Costa has been wanted by Verna police since 2015, when he allegedly abused, obstructed, and assaulted police officers responding to an accident call near Goan Maharaja Hotel.
The case, filed on behalf of police constable Mujaved Khan of Verna Police Station, was charge-sheeted in 2016 under case number 29/IPC/2016 and had been under trial at the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) in Margao.
However, D’Costa repeatedly failed to appear for court hearings, prompting the issuance of a proclamation against him in 2022. When he continued to evade court appearances, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued and shared with all border and immigration check posts across India.
D’Costa was detained by immigration officers upon his arrival in Goa and handed over to Verna Police who has been arrested after being formally charged under Sections 332, 353, and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
