Overview
- Chief Minister Pramod Sawant led a late‑night review of law and order before the government issued sweeping transfer orders on Thursday.
- Harishchandra V Madkaikar was appointed North Goa superintendent of police, replacing Rahul Gupta, and South Goa SP Tikam Singh Verma received additional charge of SP Konkan Railway.
- An order from the Director General of Police transferred 34 inspectors across units and stations, while a separate order reassigned six deputy superintendents to posts including ATS, FRRO, Canacona SDPO and the Anti‑Human Trafficking Unit.
- Police announced stepped‑up preventive operations with nightly nakabandis, Aadhaar‑based tenant and servant verification—citing tens of thousands verified this year—and targeted checks of scrapyards.
- The state’s earlier authorization letting district magistrates use National Security Act powers for three months remains in force as opposition figures question the government’s handling of recent dacoities and murders, including the Baina robbery worth Rs 35 lakh.