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Barcem man drowns off Agonda

Barcem man drowns off Agonda

CANACONA: A 45-year-old man from Barcem drowned in the Arabian Sea at Butterfly beach in Agonda on Saturday.

According to Canacona police, Mhalgo Gaonkar was rushed to the Community Health Centre (CHC), where a doctor on duty declared him dead on arrival.

Canacona police could not shed much light on why Gaonkar had gone to Butterfly beach and how he had drowned, but stated that a case of an unnatural death had been registered and that, investigations were in progress.

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Published Dec 18, 2016, 12:00 AM IST
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PANAJI A day after Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi made his, "we will defeat the BJP" speech at Fatorda, news filtered in that former Pernem MLA Babu Ajgaonkar would be joining the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) on Sunday. Ajgaonkar was spotted in one of the front rows at Gandhi’s first public meeting held at Fatorda, Margao, ahead of the State Legislative Assembly elections 2017. Speaking to The Goan, the former minister for panchayats and sports confirmed that…

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