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Migrant labourer dies in a canoe at sea

VASCO

A 45-year-old labourer, Komara Yarana, a native of Andhra Pradesh, died at sea on Monday. Sources said that the deceased experienced pain in the chest while pulling the nets.

“The group had left for fishing at sea, and the deceased started feeling pain in the chest while pulling the nets. He suddenly collapsed in the canoe. The fishermen immediately brought him to the shore at Velsao and rushed him to the Cansaulim health centre. However, the doctors pronounced him dead on arrival at the hospital,” said the source.

The coastal police are carrying out further investigation into the incident.

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3 arrested for extortion

The Goan Network
Published Jul 30, 2024, 1:26 AM IST
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MARGAOThe Colva police have filed a case of extortion against two women from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, as well as an unknown taxi driver. They are accused of demanding Rs 4,000 for escort services.According to the Colva police, the FIR was lodged based on a complaint from 19-year-old Sufiyan Byadgi from Karnataka. He reported that the three accused contacted him for escort services, extorted Rs 4,000 from him, and threatened to accuse him of a crime if he did not pay more…

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