Goa police hunt for suspects who fired at casino director; Cong flags law and order concerns

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Goa Police have launched a search to trace two unidentified men who opened fire at the director of a casino group outside his hotel in Porvorim, a senior police official said on Saturday (August 29, 2026).

The shooting outside a five-star property, located near the local police station, on Friday (August 28) night has sparked a backlash, with the opposition Congress alleging a collapse of the law and order situation in the coastal State.

Talking to PTI , Superintendent of Police (North Goa) Harishchandra Naik said that two men fired three rounds at Srinivas Nayak, director of Majestic Pride Hotels and Resorts at Porvorim, around 8.45 p.m.

Mr. Nayak, who was sitting in his car along with his bodyguards, escaped unhurt, he said.

The CCTV footage from the location, which was made public, showed two men waiting near the hotel gate before firing three rounds at Mr. Nayak's car. Mr. Nayak escaped unhurt while his security personnel returned fire, forcing the assailants to flee.

Mr. Madkaikar said that a massive manhunt has been launched to apprehend the duo.

Majestic Pride owns an offshore casino and a five-star property at Porvorim, where the incident happened.

The Congress, meanwhile, claimed the incident reflected the collapse of the law and order situation in the State.

"A firing incident reportedly takes place just metres away from the Porvorim police station. If criminals can allegedly open fire in the vicinity of a police station, how safe is the common Goan?" Goa Congress chief Girish Chodankar said in a social media post.

"Today, even those seen as close to the BJP establishment are not safe. What does this say about the state of law and order under the BJP government?" he remarked.

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