Title - Bag snatcher held after hot chase on railway tracks

MARGAO: After a hot chase along the Margao railway station tracks, RPF constables EshwarRao and ShivappaRathod nabbed alleged notorious bag thief AshokPatil, a native of Hattigola, Karwar. They recovered from him a handbag, a bag containing clothes, two cellphones and 2,100. Patil had allegedly snatched the same from two passengers of the Matsyagandha Express on Monday morning. Sources said he has confessed to also snatching a bag containing 1 lakh a month ago. Patil was handed over to the Konkan railway police for further investigation. Constable Rathod sustained injuries in the process of nabbing Patil, as the latter hit back.8 tourists get bail in kidnapping case: Children's court judge Anuja Prabhudesai on Monday granted conditional bail to all the eight accused, who were arrested in connection with the Colva kidnapping case. The eight accused were released on a personal bond of 10,000 with one surety, but Umar Sheikh was asked to produce a local surety. The court directed the accused to produce their temporary and permanent address proof to the investigating officer.

20-year-old dies 2 days after suicide bid: Maya Vithal Panchangi, a 20-year-old from Baina, on Monday succumbed to rat poison she had consumed in an alleged suicide bid on Saturday. Vaso PI Rupendra Shetgaonkar said Maya died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Baina.

23-year-old hangs self to death: Mamata Punu Gaonkar, 23, from Advalpal, Bicholim, committed suicide on Saturday evening by hanging herself in her home. Police said she took the extreme step over frustration over some household issue.

12 cellphones, cash stolen from shop at Zuarinagar: A shop at Zuarinagar was burgled on the intervening night of Sunday-Monday. PSI AnandShirodkar of the Verna police station said the panchanama showed that unknown thieves had broken into Ma Shantadurga Computers at Zari by bending the sheet on the roof and had stolen 12 cellphones and Rs 800. The total loss suffered by shop owner Ram BhavanYadav is estimated around 43,000.