Overview

• Kankonkar was beaten near a Caranzalem park, smeared with cow dung and threatened by six men allegedly armed with a knife and chains, according to his complaint.
• Five suspects are in custody and a manhunt continues for a sixth, while the activist is receiving treatment at Goa Medical College and Hospital.
• An FIR cites BNS offences including attempt to murder, criminal intimidation, wrongful restraint and criminal conspiracy, with the probe overseen by the IG and DGP.
• Police say CCTV footage and past records led to the suspects within three hours; two were caught near the Goa–Maharashtra border and three at Margao railway station, and all five arrested are described as history‑sheeters.
• Crowds rallied outside the DGP’s office in Panaji, and one outlet reported vandalism at a BJP office, as opposition leaders including Arvind Kejriwal condemned the attack and questioned law and order in Goa.