Ponda: Tapash Tapan Mistry, a 33-year-old resident of West Bengal, was smothered to death after his sand-laden truck plunged into a deep ravine near the Shree Dudhsagar deity shrine at Anmod Ghat around 6.30 am on Sunday. The truck was en route from Karnataka to Goa.
Collem police reported that Mistry was discovered buried under a heap of sand, with only one hand protruding. With assistance from Ponda firemen, police recovered his body. Descending into the ravine and removing the sand took approximately one hour, by which time Mistry had succumbed to his injuries, the police said. A passerby informed authorities that Mistry was alone in the truck at the time of the accident.
Mistry's body has been preserved at the mortuary of the South Goa District Hospital (SGDH) in Margao for an autopsy, which is likely to be conducted only after his family members arrive in Goa. Police have registered the accident as an unnatural death at the Collem police station under section 195 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. Collem PSI Rohan Naik is investigating the case.
Second Accident in Dharbandora
In a separate incident at Dharbandora, Nikhil Naik, 24, a resident of Dongri in Tiswari taluka, rammed his bike into a scooter ridden by Vijay Chavan, 68, from Piliyem. Chavan was on his way home from Mollem.
Chavan was immediately rushed to the Dharbandora primary health centre at Piliyem, where he was declared dead. A motor vehicle accident case has been registered at the Ponda police station against Naik. Chavan's body has been preserved in the mortuary of SGDH, Margao, and the autopsy is likely to be conducted on Monday.
While ASI Rohidas Bhomkar conducted the panchanama, PSI Ashish Velip of Ponda police station carried out further investigation.
Stay updated with the latest Goa news. Download the TOI App.
