POLICE ARREST 2 KERALA NATIVES INVOLVED IN BIKE THEFT
MARGAO Margao police have arrested Jamshed Tarkal(24) and Tony James(30) both natives of Kerala in bike theft case. The duo is said to be professionally involved in bike thefts. Police have recovered 7 bikes from their possession and further investigation is on. Police said that the duo confessed to the crime and also revealed other stolen bikes during the interrogation.
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GAUR ATTACK CLAIMS ANOTHER LIFE IN SATTARI
SATTARI A 22-year-old girl, Pujan Melekar, was gored to death by a gaur (bison) at Xel-Dhada village in Sattari today morning. The girl was immediately rushed to Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) but she succumbed to her injuries on the way. The victim was travelling towards the office along with her younger brother on a two-wheeler when the animal suddenly appeared and dashed…
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LABOURER MURDERED AT FATRADE-VARCA CONSTRUCTION SITE
VARCA A dead body of labourer has been found at Fatrade-Varca on a construction site of ‘Varca Comfort Construction’. The body was found on the staircase of the under construction site. According to Colva police, the victim was physically assaulted before getting killed. Police have detained one suspect who was working as a labourer on the same site. Further police investigation is…
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SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR NIRBHAYA GANGRAPE-MURDER CONVICTS
New Delhi The Supreme Court today reaffirmed its verdict upholding the death sentence to four convicts who gang-raped and murdered Nirbhaya. Dismissing the plea for the recall of the May 5, 2017 verdict upholding the death sentence, Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice R. Banumathi and Justice Ashok Bhushan said that the review petition lacked grounds for a reconsideration. “This decision reaffirms our…
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MALAYALAM WRITER PAUL ZACHARIAH ‘THREATENED’ FOR CALLING PM MODI ‘MURDERER’
AGENCIES|THIRUVANANTHAPURAM A senior functionary of the BJP’s Kerala unit has threatened popular Malayalam writer and novelist Paul Zachariah for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “murderer”. After the Bharatiya Janata Party lodged a complaint with the police, B. Gopalakrishnan told the media on Friday that if Zachariah did not apologize, then the BJP might be forced to “act”. BJP officials in Kerala…
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HIGH COURT ORDERS TRANSFER OF SWEDISH NATIONAL’S DEATH CASE TO CBI
AGENCIES|PANAJI The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Friday ordered the investigation into the murder of Swedish national, Felix Dahl, to be handed over to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Minna Pirhonen, the mother of the deceased, had moved the high court last year pleading for a proper investigation into the death of her son. Dahl (22), who was on a…
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CALANGUTE LOCAL HELD ON CHARGE OF EXTORTION
CALANGUTE Calangute police have arrested a person on charges of extortion. According to Calangute police Station in charge PI Jiva Dalvi, the arrest was made based upon the complaint made by a businessman running two restaurants. The accused was every month allegedly going to various restaurants and collecting money by threatening them. One businessman came forward yesterday and lodged a complaint and subsequently…
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ONE ARRESTED IN PANAJI FOR POSSESSING ILLEGAL FIREARM
Panaji Panaji Police have arrested one Eloy Joaquim Gomes (43), a resident of Nagoa, Verna, for possessing firearms. Gomes was arrested this morning at Kadamba Transport Corporation’s bus stand in Panaji. According to sources, Gomes was moving suspiciously at the bus stand which prompted some people to inform the police. Police sub-inspector Vivek Harlarnkar arrested the accused with a revolver and eleven…
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ONE KILLED IN FATAL ACCIDENT AT CHICALIM
VASCO In a tragic accident today noon, a youth died on the spot at Chicalim, Vasco. The name of the deceased youth is Sohail Khan. As per available information, four bikers were racing from Chicalim to Vidya Mandir junction. One bike was with Kerela registration and other with Goa registration. The bikers were speeding on road. Kerela registration bike with a…
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RAPISTS SHOULD BE HUNG: AJGAONKAR
AGENCIES|PANAJI Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Monday said that rapists should be hanged till death, as was the case in Dubai. His statement came in the wake of the rape of a 20-year-old woman near the Dabolim International Airport by a taxi driver on June 28. “There will be no forgiveness. My opinion is that those who rape should be hung….
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