In yet another significant breakthrough, Pernem Police have effected the third arrest in a house burglary case registered at Pernem Police Station vide Cr. No. 02/2026 under Sections 331(3) and 305(a) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), further tightening the noose around an organised day house-breaking network operating in North Goa.
The case was registered on the complaint of Mrs. Nilima w/o Gopal Gawde, age 56 years, r/o H. No. 182, Gaonkarwada, Tuem, Pernem, Goa, who reported that on 05.02.2025, between 09.00 hrs and 17.30 hrs, unknown accused person/s broke open the main door lock of her residence and decamped with a gold mangalsutra weighing approximately 42 grams, valued at around ₹4,50,000/-, from a cupboard drawer in the bedroom.
Acting on sustained technical inputs, ground intelligence and systematic follow-up of earlier arrests, Pernem Police have arrested accused Tejesh Gurav s/o Gangaram Gurav, age 28 years, r/o c/o Baban Sawal Desai, H. No. 255/33, Ameiwada, Malpem, Virnoda, Pernem, Goa, native of Rajapur, Ratnagiri District, Maharashtra, on 07.01.2026 at 22.13 hrs. All Supreme Court guidelines were strictly adhered to during the arrest.
Investigation has revealed that the arrested accused is a close associate of prime accused Rohan Mahadev Padwal, who, along with his associate Jagannath @ Ketan Sanjay Bagkar, was earlier arrested in Pernem P.S. Cr. No. 62/2025. The accused persons are professional offenders involved in a series of day house-breaking and theft cases across Pernem, Dhargal, Virnoda, Tuem and Korgao areas. Notably, substantial recovery of stolen gold and silver ornaments all worth Rs.17,56,360/- apprimately has been effected in the connected case.
During serious of case investigation police have already recovered & seized gold ornaments worth Rs.53, 68,460/- approximately.
The overall recovery of stolen gold ornaments during investigation is Rs.71,24,820/- approximately in the case so far and investigation is still in on.
The arrested accused has been produced before the Hon’ble JMFC, Pernem, and police custody has been sought for further custodial interrogation to trace remaining stolen property and identify other links in the burglary chain.
Further investigation is in progress by PSI Tukaram Chodankar under the supervision of PI Pernem Police Station Shri Nitin Halarnkar, SDPO Pernem Shri Salim Shaikh, and overall supervision of SP North District, Porvorim Shri Harishchandra Madkaikar.