Panaji: Calangute police arrested three members of the Madhya Pradesh-based Pardi gang in connection with an armed robbery at a villa in Calangute on Oct 9.The arrests followed an investigation involving CCTV analysis, technical inputs and intelligence gathering, which led police to Madhya Pradesh. The accused have been brought to Goa.A police officer said the Pardi gang is an interstate criminal group allegedly involved in organised property offences across several states.“The operation involved significant logistical and operational challenges in tracing the accused in remote rural and forest areas, but with the coordination of Madhya Pradesh police, we were able to arrest and bring the suspects to Goa,” the official said.The robbery took place at Orchard Villas, Porbawado, Calangute, where four masked men allegedly entered a villa through a kitchen window. Armed with a screwdriver, knife and slingshots, they threatened and assaulted the occupants before fleeing with cash.Calangute police examined CCTV footage from the villa and neighbouring locations and analysed other evidence to identify the suspects.“Based on CCTV analysis, technical inputs and intelligence, the involvement of persons from Madhya Pradesh emerged,” the official said.A team led by PSI Rajaram V Bagkar was sent to Madhya Pradesh to coordinate with local police. With assistance from Satanwada police station in Shivpuri district, the team first apprehended Harichand Adivasi (37).During interrogation, he allegedly disclosed the involvement of his associates, Mangal Mongiya (45) and Arun Mongiya (18), who were subsequently traced and arrested.“All three admitted their involvement in the offence along with associates during interrogation,” the official said.Police will conduct further custodial interrogation to establish the sequence of events, determine the individual roles of the accused, identify other associates and trace the weapons allegedly used in the robbery. Efforts are also under way to recover the stolen cash and verify their involvement in other offences.
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