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3 unnatural deaths in Mormugao taluka

3 unnatural deaths in Mormugao taluka

VASCO: Three persons died in three separate incidents in Mormugao taluka in the last 24 hours.

According to Mormugao DySP Sucheeta Desai, police fished out a highly decomposed male body from a lake near the railway over bridge near St Andrew’s Church in Vasco late Thursday evening.

Vasco fire service personnel also rushed to the site and the body was fished out and preserved at the morgue at GMC Hospital in Bambolim for an autopsy and police is investigating the case.

DySP Desai further informed that Mormugao Police and Vasco Police also recovered two bodies on Friday morning.

A male body was found hanging from a tree by a rope behind Headland garbage treatment plant site. Mormugao police said Balkrishna S Katgar (36) of Karnataka, was residing at Jetty Sada. The body was preserved at the GMC for autopsy and PSI Elidio Fernandes is investigating the case.

A woman was found hanging from the ceiling of a changing room at an old age home at Bogmalo. Vasco Police received a call from Dr Carla Souza, caretaker at the old age home in Bogmalo, stating that one of the residents, Santana Fernandes (66) from Merces, had hung herself to the ceiling of the changing room.

The body has been preserved at the GMC for autopsy and PSI Rohan Magdaokar is investigating the case.

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Chimbel gram sabha on Feb 14

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Published Feb 6, 2016, 12:00 AM IST
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Chimbel gram sabha on Feb 14OLD GOA: The gram sabha of Chimbel will be convened on February 14, at 9.45 am in the panchayat hall. Proposals to be discussed at the gram sabha should be submitted in writing latest by February 8, by 1 pm. Proposals received thereafter will not be considered, states a press release issued by the Sarpanch Manisha Chopdekar.

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