PONDA
Two youth have been arrested on charges of attacking a police team which had gone to conduct a drugs raid at Curti-Ponda on Monday evening.
According to reports, Shubham Sawant (25) of Panditwaddo, Ponda and Krishna Khadka (29) of Nepal but residing at Housing Board in Curti allegedly attacked Ponda ASI Jitendra Gaude and a policeman Jayawant Burtu with bottles while they had gone to raid a drugs racket.
While Sawant was nabbed in Belagavi with the assistance of Belagavi police, Khadka was nabbed in Pernem. Both have been arrested under Sections 307 and 353 IPC.
According to sources, Khadka was employed at a restaurant in Panaji and he had escaped from Ponda to Panaji on his bike and was found hiding under a seat in the bus which was headed towards Andhra Pradesh.
PSI Suraj Kankonkar is further investigating the case under the guidance of PI Mohan Gaude.
