Team Goemkarponn
QUEPEM: A tragic incident was reported at Cordem-Balli, Quepem, where a labourer was found dead in a well near Rohan Bar and Restaurant.
According to police, Ramdas Gaonkar, owner of the bar and restaurant, informed that one of his workers, Anil Tharu, had gone missing since August 16. Gaonkar later noticed a pair of slippers floating in a nearby well and alerted authorities.
A team from Cuncolim Fire Brigade was called to the spot and, after a search operation, recovered the body of Tharu from the well. Police conducted a scene of unnatural death panchanama and inquest proceedings.
The body was shifted to South Goa District Hospital, Margao, where a post-mortem was carried out by the police surgeon, who certified the cause of death as “asphyxia as a result of drowning.” The body was later handed over to the deceased’s family for last rites.
Further enquiry is being conducted by PSI Sahil Pagui of Cuncolim Police Station.
