Team Goemkarponn
Pernem: The Pernem Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a mobile phone theft case reported earlier this month. The arrest was made in connection with Crime No. 30/2025 registered under Section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
As per the complaint filed by Anil Rathod, a 33-year-old truck driver from Casarvarnem, Goa, his Oppo F27 Pro+ 5G smartphone worth ₹34,000 was stolen from the open cabin of his truck (GA-11-T-6xx4) while it was parked in an open lot near the Indian Oil petrol pump on NH-66, Dhargal. The theft reportedly occurred between 2:00 AM and 3:30 AM on 15 May 2025.
Acting swiftly, a police team comprising PSI Sahil S. Naik, PC Shashank Sakhalkar, PC Prajyot Mayekar, PC Krishna Velip, and with technical support from the CMC Cell of SP North, Porvorim, tracked the accused to Colvale in Bardez.
The accused, identified as Saidul Mandal (24), a native of Chakgopal, Mahipur, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, and presently residing in Calangute, was arrested on 28 May 2025 at 5:59 PM.
Upon his arrest, police recovered multiple stolen electronic items including:
* The complainant’s Oppo F27 Pro+ 5G
* Two iPhones (grey and white panels)
* One Samsung phone (black panel)
* One Redmi phone (black panel)
* One Noise smartwatch
The total estimated value of the seized items is approximately ₹3.5 lakh.
Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Sahil S. Naik under the supervision of PI Sachin B. Lokre, and SDPO Pernem Salim Shaikh.
