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The sarpanch of Arpora-Nagoa colony was disqualified, and the past caput of the section panchayat was dismissed from work by the Goa authorities connected Wednesday (December 31, 2025) aft they were indicted successful a magisterial enquiry committee study connected a nightclub occurrence that killed 25 people.
In 2 antithetic orders, Director of Panchayat, Mahadev Araundekar, disqualified the sarpanch of Arpora-Nagoa, Roshan Redkar, and dismissed the past panchayat caput Raghuvir Bagkar from authorities service.
Based connected the findings of the magisterial enquiry study released earlier successful the day, Araundekar termed Redkar's behaviour arsenic "persistent remiss of duties."
"The breach of the nationalist spot resulted successful a catastrophe, causing the decease of 25 people," stated the order, passed nether conception 50(5) of the Goa Panchayati Raj Act.
Mr. Redkar is removed from rank of the panchayat and debarred from holding immoderate bureau successful a panchayat for 5 years.
The bid regarding the dismissal of the past caput of Arpora-Nagoa panchayat, Raghuvir Bagkar, stated that portion the demolition bid of the arguable nightclub was appealed earlier the Directorate of Panchayat, the (then) caput remained absent during the hearing, resulting successful staying of the demolition order.
Mr. Bagkar had been suspended earlier, on with Sharmila Monteiro (then Member Secretary of the Goa State Pollution Control Board) and Siddhi Halarnkar (then Director of Panchayat).
The 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, wherever a devastating blaze killed 25 radical successful the archetypal week of December, stood successful the mediate of a brackish cookware and operated without a valid commercialized licence, according to the magisterial enquiry report, which was made public.
Earlier successful the day, 2 officers of the Goa State Pollution Control Board were suspended successful transportation with the nightclub occurrence tragedy.
