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All India Youth Congress (IYC) National Secretary and GPYC in-charge Swapni Patil has demanded a special inquiry into CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleging a lack of neutrality and transparency in the electoral process. Patil also called for Kumar’s resignation and demanded that the upcoming Goa Assembly elections be conducted using ballot papers instead of EVMs. • An Assonora man was allegedly cheated of Rs 2,23,999 after an unknown person impersonating a UCO Bank Panjim Branch representative contacted him on WhatsApp, claiming to update his KYC. The accused allegedly sent an APK file and induced him to share his ATM card details and PIN. The amount was subsequently debited through multiple POS transactions. • NCB officials conducted a raid in Mapusa and seized a large stock of charas and other narcotic substances. Three suspects — Pranil Shinde, Sunny Dhupdalle and Shashank Bandekar — were arrested and remanded to three days police custody. • Akash Rami Adkekar, 30, from Pune, Maharashtra, died in a self-accident at Vagator after his scooter hit an electricity pole; He suffered serious head injuries and died at the spot. • Mapusa JMFC Court grants interim bail to the wife of one of the accused in the NCB drug seizure case. The accused was arrested after NCB officials allegedly seized a large stock of charas and other narcotic substances during a raid in Mapusa. Three accused — Pranil Shinde, Sunny Dhupdalle and Shashank Bandekar — were arrested and remanded to three days’ police custody. All India Youth Congress (IYC) National Secretary and GPYC in-charge Swapni Patil has demanded a special inquiry into CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleging a lack of neutrality and transparency in the electoral process. Patil also called for Kumar’s resignation and demanded that the upcoming Goa Assembly elections be conducted using ballot papers instead of EVMs. • An Assonora man was allegedly cheated of Rs 2,23,999 after an unknown person impersonating a UCO Bank Panjim Branch representative contacted him on WhatsApp, claiming to update his KYC. The accused allegedly sent an APK file and induced him to share his ATM card details and PIN. The amount was subsequently debited through multiple POS transactions. • NCB officials conducted a raid in Mapusa and seized a large stock of charas and other narcotic substances. Three suspects — Pranil Shinde, Sunny Dhupdalle and Shashank Bandekar — were arrested and remanded to three days police custody. • Akash Rami Adkekar, 30, from Pune, Maharashtra, died in a self-accident at Vagator after his scooter hit an electricity pole; He suffered serious head injuries and died at the spot. • Mapusa JMFC Court grants interim bail to the wife of one of the accused in the NCB drug seizure case. The accused was arrested after NCB officials allegedly seized a large stock of charas and other narcotic substances during a raid in Mapusa. Three accused — Pranil Shinde, Sunny Dhupdalle and Shashank Bandekar — were arrested and remanded to three days’ police custody.