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One driver held in fatal hit-and-run case

PANAJI

The Agassaim police have arrested a car driver in a fatal hit-and-run case reported on Monday. The driver, who was on the run, is identified as Govind Naik.

A team led by PI Vikram Naik used human and technical surveillance to track the accused after he fled from the crime scene instead of helping the injured.

“The accused didn’t call the Ambulance or even rush the biker to the hospital, instead he fled. The bike rider succumbed to injuries later,” the police said.

The driver is arrested under sections 279 (Rash driving) and 304 A (causing death by negligence) of IPC and Section 134 of the MV Act. 


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Rapist sentenced to 10 years’ RI

The Goan Network
Published Aug 3, 2023, 1:16 AM IST
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PANAJIThe Children’s Court has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for an offense wherein he is charged with raping his underage niece.Pedro Colaco, aged 46, was booked under sections 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code, 8 (2) of Goa Children’s Act and 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act based on a written complaint filed by NGO Childline, and subsequently chargesheeted on August 23, 2018.As per the complaint, the victim, then aged 14 years…

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