Team Goemkarponn
SALIGAO: Saligao Police have successfully arrested a chain snatcher from Uttarakhand in connection with a gold chain snatching incident reported at PDA Colony, Porvorim.
On 25/12/2025, a snatching case was registered at Saligao Police Station vide Crime No. 43/25 under Sections 304(2) read with 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, based on a complaint lodged by Medha Agshikar, resident of PDA Colony, Porvorim, Goa.
The complainant stated that on 25/12/2025 at around 08:30 hrs, while she was present at her grocery shop located at Medha Niwas, PDA Colony, Porvorim, Bardez, two unknown persons arrived on a two-wheeler scooter.
On the pretext of purchasing a cold drink, they suddenly snatched a gold chain with three lockets from her neck and fled from the spot.
During the course of investigation, the accused was identified as Mr. Abdul Rahman, aged 32 years, resident of Sarai Ajeej, Manglaur, Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
Accordingly, PSI Akshay Fatarpekar, along with Police Constables Mahesh Shivji, Sachin Naik, Yogesh Teli and Sidhesh Damaji, was deputed to Uttarakhand. With the assistance of Manglaur Police Station, the accused was apprehended from his residence after sustained efforts.
The accused was arrested on 31/12/2025 at about 05:00 hrs, and four days’ transit remand was obtained.
Today, the accused was produced before the JMFC Court, Mapusa, where four days’ police custody was granted.
