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OLD GOA
Old Goa police arrested four persons on charges of assaulting a bus driver and robbing him of cash and a gold chain at Goulebhat“Chimbel on Friday.
According to Old Goa police, the incident occurred at around 12.45 pm, when the four accused, Mahesh Kankonkar (29), Nagesh Dhanikule (24), Manmesh Kunkalkar (24) and Sunil Madkaikar (29), all from Chimbel, got angry with the bus driver, Suraj Tari (18) for overtaking their four-wheeler and started assaulting Tari with fists, kicks and a kada (steel bangle).
The four accused also robbed Rs 500 from the victim, while also fleeing with his gold chain worth Rs 50,000. One of the bus owners present at the site informed The Goan that he suspected that the four accused were high on
alcohol.
“One of them even lifted a big stone to assault the driver and had I not intervened, it would ended up in a bigger tragedy,” the bus owner said.
Meanwhile, based on the complaint of the bus driver Tari, the Old Goa police arrested the four accused and registered offence under Section 392 read with
34 IPC.
Currently the four, who have a criminal background, are lodged in the police lockup. The police also recovered the vehicle used to commit the crime along with cash. PSI Edwin Dias is conducting further investigations under the supervision of PI
Jivba Dalvi.
