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A 50-year-old construction worker, Huchhappa Sonakappa of Dabolim, died after a wooden plank from a construction lift on the building’s third floor fell on him at a site near MES College, Zuarinagar. He sustained head injuries and was declared brought dead at SDH Chicalim. • Unknown accused allegedly broke the main door lock of a house in Davorlim between October 16 and 17 and stole gold ornaments, a silver bar and coins worth Rs 4,56,173. • A Margao man allegedly lost Rs 4,20,100 after clicking a suspicious SMS link purportedly sent by Bank of India regarding his pension. Malicious apps were reportedly installed on his phone, followed by multiple unauthorised IMPS transactions from his bank account. • Bank of Baroda, Margao, has filed a complaint alleging that three Kundaim residents fraudulently obtained credit facilities worth Rs75 lakh between 2014 and 2023 by mortgaging a property allegedly already mortgaged with EDC Ltd. and later sold at auction. The accused allegedly concealed the prior mortgage and used the same title documents to secure the loan, causing a purported loss of Rs 75 lakh to the bank. • A special mutation camp held on October 17, 2026, on the directions of the South Goa Collector, disposed of 210 pending cases — 130 in Salcete, 47 in Mormugao and 33 in Ponda. The next special camp is scheduled for October 24 to expedite pending cases and ensure timely public services. •
India does not belong to the BJP or the RSS; it belongs to its people. Likewise, Goa is not the personal property of the Chief Minister or the BJP. Its land, resources and future belong to the people of Goa, and their rights must be protected: Rahul Gandhi. • Rahul Gandhi alleges that CEC Gyanesh Kumar implemented the alleged ‘Vote Chori’ operation, Home Minister Amit Shah operationalised it, and PM Narendra Modi planned it behind the scenes. He questions why no defamation case has been filed over his allegations against the PM, despite facing over 45 such cases. • “Every Congress worker must alert people and expose Vote Chori. We are protectors of the Indian Constitution, and it is our religion. By stealing votes, they have attacked our religion. PM Modi, Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar will have to pay the price for what they have done,” says Rahul Gandhi. • “Goa is a beautiful paradise, but the BJP government is selling its land to outsiders and looting the poor by taking away their land. Its only priority seems to be making money, while Goans are forced to leave the State due to lack of jobs. Meanwhile, the assets of the CM and his family keep increasing,” alleges Rahul Gandhi. • Goa has become a model of corruption under the BJP, with high-tech corruption and every form of malpractice. Just as Narendra Modi promoted the Gujarat model, the BJP has created a corruption model in Goa that leaders from other States want to replicate. We must expose and defeat this model, says Rahul Gandhi.
A 50-year-old construction worker, Huchhappa Sonakappa of Dabolim, died after a wooden plank from a construction lift on the building’s third floor fell on him at a site near MES College, Zuarinagar. He sustained head injuries and was declared brought dead at SDH Chicalim. • Unknown accused allegedly broke the main door lock of a house in Davorlim between October 16 and 17 and stole gold ornaments, a silver bar and coins worth Rs 4,56,173. • A Margao man allegedly lost Rs 4,20,100 after clicking a suspicious SMS link purportedly sent by Bank of India regarding his pension. Malicious apps were reportedly installed on his phone, followed by multiple unauthorised IMPS transactions from his bank account. • Bank of Baroda, Margao, has filed a complaint alleging that three Kundaim residents fraudulently obtained credit facilities worth Rs75 lakh between 2014 and 2023 by mortgaging a property allegedly already mortgaged with EDC Ltd. and later sold at auction. The accused allegedly concealed the prior mortgage and used the same title documents to secure the loan, causing a purported loss of Rs 75 lakh to the bank. • A special mutation camp held on October 17, 2026, on the directions of the South Goa Collector, disposed of 210 pending cases — 130 in Salcete, 47 in Mormugao and 33 in Ponda. The next special camp is scheduled for October 24 to expedite pending cases and ensure timely public services. •
India does not belong to the BJP or the RSS; it belongs to its people. Likewise, Goa is not the personal property of the Chief Minister or the BJP. Its land, resources and future belong to the people of Goa, and their rights must be protected: Rahul Gandhi. • Rahul Gandhi alleges that CEC Gyanesh Kumar implemented the alleged ‘Vote Chori’ operation, Home Minister Amit Shah operationalised it, and PM Narendra Modi planned it behind the scenes. He questions why no defamation case has been filed over his allegations against the PM, despite facing over 45 such cases. • “Every Congress worker must alert people and expose Vote Chori. We are protectors of the Indian Constitution, and it is our religion. By stealing votes, they have attacked our religion. PM Modi, Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar will have to pay the price for what they have done,” says Rahul Gandhi. • “Goa is a beautiful paradise, but the BJP government is selling its land to outsiders and looting the poor by taking away their land. Its only priority seems to be making money, while Goans are forced to leave the State due to lack of jobs. Meanwhile, the assets of the CM and his family keep increasing,” alleges Rahul Gandhi. • Goa has become a model of corruption under the BJP, with high-tech corruption and every form of malpractice. Just as Narendra Modi promoted the Gujarat model, the BJP has created a corruption model in Goa that leaders from other States want to replicate. We must expose and defeat this model, says Rahul Gandhi.
