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Goa Police hackathon to reward students for developing digital policing tools
The tools will have to be developed as part of a hackathon organised by the Goa Police. The winning teams will receive ₹50,000 as top prize in each category.
Published on Sep 18, 2024 08:40 PM IST
Gerard de Souza, Panaji
Teachers’ Day 2024: Goa Police arrests primary teacher duo for assaulting minor
The incident had occurred on August 2, wherein the 9-year-old student sustained injuries on his hands, thighs, legs, and back. He is undergoing treatment now.
Published on Sep 05, 2024 04:17 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Panaji
Goa: Elderly woman allegedly killed over property deal; two brokers held
Police said the accused, identified as Nikhil Raje, a native of Pune, and Aaquib Khalfe, a resident of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, committed the crime after a dispute concerning the distribution of commission money
Published on Aug 25, 2024 03:51 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Russian DJ arrested for hydroponic cultivation of marijuana
Yuri Korytin, who has been shuttling between Goa and Russia since 2016, learnt the art of hydroponic cultivation of cannabis during a trip to Thailand in 2019
Updated on Jul 19, 2024 08:06 AM IST
Gerard de Souza
Goa: Man, 20, arrested in connection with Canadian national’s murder
Police said that the deceased identified as Arnaldo Soares was found in a pool of blood at his ancestral home in Goa on Sunday afternoon
Published on Jul 17, 2024 08:05 PM IST
Actor Gaurav Bakshi arrested over parking row with Goa minister
Goa Police arrested actor Gaurav Bakshi after a confrontation with a minister’s chauffeur over parking. Bakshi restrained the minister by parking in front of the minister's vehicle.
Updated on Jul 12, 2024 03:35 PM IST
Gerard de Souza, Panaji
Goa Police arrests 2 Karnataka men for duping job seekers
Nashir Ahamad Tigadi of Belagavi and Mohammad Haji of Vijapura have been arrested, the Goa police said on Tuesday
Published on Jul 02, 2024 10:08 PM IST
Man arrested by Goa police from UP hits cops, flees from city airport
32-year-old Imad Wasim Khan, arrested in Saharanpur, fled from Mumbai airport while being transferred by Goa police. Booked for resisting apprehension.
Updated on Jun 21, 2024 07:42 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
2 held for rape, murder of 5-year-old girl in Goa: Police
The Goa police said they are interrogating all the labourers present at the construction site where the five-year-old girl lived with her family
Updated on Apr 13, 2024 05:26 PM IST
20 held after 5-year-old girl raped, murdered in Goa: Police
A postmortem examination by the police surgeon found that the girl was sexually assaulted and murdered by smothering
Published on Apr 13, 2024 11:56 AM IST
Punjab businessman killed after molestation attempt, accused tell cops
The 77-year-old businessman was found murdered in a villa in Goa, where he has been living in Goa since 2016 and running a hospitality business which involved leasing out villas on rent to tourists. His body was found by a staffer at around 8 am on Sunday morning
Updated on Feb 06, 2024 05:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panaji/navi Mumbai
Goa resort owners booked after wife of Italian Ambassador injured in fireworks
According to the complaint, the resort owner negligently allowed launching fireworks from the premises of the resort, which struck Paula Ferri, resulting in grievous injury to her head
Updated on Feb 03, 2024 05:36 PM IST
Goa hotel manager arrested for murder of wife
According to police, the accused murdered his wife after taking her for a stroll at the Cabo de Rama beach in Canacona in South Goa
Published on Jan 20, 2024 02:55 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Goa Police unlikely to seek extension of Suchana Seth’s custody for murder
A Panaji court on January 15 extended Suchana Seth’s custody and ordered the police to produce her on January 19
Published on Jan 18, 2024 08:50 PM IST
Goa murder: CEO Suchana Seth confronted by husband. ‘Why did you do this?’
Goa murder: Suchana Seth and PR Venkat Raman came face to face at the Calangute police station and what followed was later described by cops as a “blame game”.
Updated on Jan 14, 2024 06:53 AM IST
Goa police recreate crime scene along with CEO accused of killing son
The Goa Police on Friday took Suchana Seth, the founder of an artificial intelligence startup who allegedly smothered her four-year-old son at a resort, to the alleged crime scene to recreate the sequence of events, officials aware of the developments said.
Updated on Jan 13, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Gerard de Souza, Panaji
Suchana Seth planned murder? Police probing 'cough syrup, cloth or pillow' angle
Bengaluru CEO Suchana Seth allegedly kills son: The Goa police suspect that the accused could have administered a heavy dose of the syrups to the victim.
Updated on Jan 10, 2024 01:48 PM IST
Goa murder: Why did Suchana Seth ‘kill’ 4-year-old son? Where is her husband?
Goa murder: Suchana Seth's estranged husband Venkat Raman is currently in Jakarta and he has been informed about the incident, Goa Police said.
Updated on Jan 09, 2024 03:38 PM IST
Navy man held weeks after his wife, mother-in-law killed in gas explosion in Goa
Rajawat, police said, is accused of killing his pregnant wife, Shivani Rajawat, 26, and her mother, Jaidevi Chauhan, 50. The duo died at their home on November 18 last year
Published on Jan 06, 2024 01:57 PM IST
Stealth teams to conduct spot tests for narcotics during year-end parties: Goa Police
Police teams will be deployed in and around popular party hotspots in the UT’s coastal belt of Calangute and Anjuna, including at the venue of the Sunburn festival
Published on Dec 28, 2023 02:10 PM IST
Two debarred from IFFI for protesting screening of ‘The Kerala Story’
The two delegates held placards, distributed pamphlets and reached up to the film’s director Sudipto Sen to have a ‘dialogue’ with him about the film’s content
Published on Nov 28, 2023 05:45 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
2 wanted in Jandiala killings nabbed from Goa
Police sources have identified the accused as Gurnam Singh of Amritsar and Amrit Kewal Singh of Tarn Taran.
Updated on Nov 07, 2023 06:48 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Amritsar
Goa Police arrests Harish Hemnani in sextortion case, gets custody for 7 days: Cop
Superintendent of police (Crime) Nidhin Valsan said he was part of a larger network and the police are looking for more suspects
Published on Oct 31, 2023 10:30 PM IST
Delhi businessman booked for molesting Russian woman in Goa resort
The suspect Bipul Sharma, 42, a computer dealer from Delhi has been booked under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code
Published on Oct 16, 2023 06:28 PM IST
HT Correpondent
Two arrested for deliberately running over head constable in Goa: Police
According to police, one of the accused deliberately reversed the car he was driving and hit head constable Vidyanand Amonkar causing him serious injuries
Updated on Oct 03, 2023 10:00 AM IST
Goa Police to probe Instagram post allegedly insulting religious sentiments
Members of the Muslim community gathered in large numbers outside the Margao Police Station in Goa to protest the social media post that allegedly hurt their religious sentiments
Updated on Oct 01, 2023 05:22 PM IST
Goa is safe for women tourists: Goa Police in response to Canadian advisory
The Canadian advisory, in its section for women safety has cautioned that “crimes committed against women frequently occur in India” stressing on Goa and Delhi in particular
Published on Sep 22, 2023 02:21 PM IST
Italian DJ arrested in Goa with narcotics worth ₹55 lakh
Police said that Italian DJ Michael Lawrence Steffenoni, who goes by the stage name DJ Bobblehead, is one of the top names in the psy party circuit in Goa
Updated on Sep 03, 2023 06:52 PM IST
Goa man, 22, arrested for killing woman who broke up with him: Police
The woman filed a police complaint against Prakash Chunchwad after he threatened her but the police let him off with a warning. He killed her within 24 hours
Updated on Sep 01, 2023 10:38 PM IST
Gujarat man arrested for allegedly raping fellow tourist at Goa resort
According to the compaint filed by the rape survivour, the accused, identified as one Laxmanbhai Shiyar, 47, invited her to visit him at the resort in North Goa
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 07:52 PM IST