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Accused apprehended in Panaji after 36-hour search; CCTV footage and intelligence inputs help police crack case<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Goa Khabar:<\/strong> Mapusa Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a serious offence involving a minor girl. The arrest followed an intensive 36-hour search operation conducted by North Goa District Police and the Crime Branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The accused has been identified as Pundalik Kariyappa Gudge, a resident of Mapusa and a native of Dharwad, Karnataka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to North Goa District Police, the case was registered at Mapusa Police Station on November 9, 2026, under Crime No. 147\/2026, invoking relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Goa Children’s Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police said the investigation initially presented several challenges, as investigators had to establish the identities of those involved and reconstruct the sequence of events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The investigating team examined CCTV footage from multiple locations, gathered intelligence inputs and verified information obtained during the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on crucial leads, police identified a suspect and launched an extensive search operation across Goa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joint teams searched major markets, bus stands, railway stations and other public locations over a period of approximately 36 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The accused was eventually traced to Panaji and apprehended by a police team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He was subsequently produced before the competent court, which granted five days of police custody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police said further investigation is underway to collect additional evidence and establish all relevant facts. Authorities are working towards filing a comprehensive chargesheet and ensuring a speedy trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The investigation was carried out by a team comprising officers and personnel from Mapusa Police Station, Anjuna Police Station, PRISM and the Crime Branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The operation was conducted under the supervision of senior police officers, including Ashish Shirodkar, SP\/SDPO Mapusa, and Rahul Gupta, IPS, Superintendent of Police, North Goa District.<\/p>\n\n\n\n North Goa Police reiterated their commitment to conducting a thorough investigation and ensuring appropriate legal action in cases involving the safety and protection of children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Accused apprehended in Panaji after 36-hour search; CCTV footage and intelligence inputs help police crack case Goa Khabar: Mapusa Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with a serious offence involving a minor girl. The arrest followed an intensive 36-hour search operation conducted by North Goa District Police and the Crime Branch. The accused […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":116552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,6],"tags":[3794,38],"class_list":["post-116556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-155","category-6","tag-featured","tag-goa"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116557,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116556\/revisions\/116557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/116552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=116556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=116556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}