PANJIM: In a shocking incident, a petty fight with a group of shack workers led to the murder of 37-year-old Amar Bandekar from Arambol. Bandekar was taking a walk on the Arambol beach on Sunday evening.
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A quiet evening walk turned bloody on Republic Day at Arambol, in peaceful Goa
Amar Bandekar from Arambol was talking his routine walk at 6.30 pm on the beach.
Bandekar noticed that the shack operator had put some chairs obstructing beachgoers
Due to this he decided to shift the shack chairs aside
This led to verbal arguments between Bandekar and a shack worker
The arguments soon culminated into fist fight where other workers joined in.
During the fight, Bandekar suddenly fell on the ground unconscious.
He was soon rushed to the Primary Health Centre at Tuem, Pernem
Unfortunately, he was declared dead by the doctors on duty at Tuem PHC
On receiving the information, the Mandrem Police rushed to the health centre.
They later went to the crime spot and immediately arrested one shack worker
Later five others suspected to be involved in the fight were detained.
