Gujarat man stabs friend to death in Goa for misbehaving with his fiancée

Police superintendent Harish Madkaikar said Komal Baraskar, 28, chased Rajbhar Ramnarayan Ramharshbhai and stabbed him in the chest with a kitchen knife

Published on: Mar 28, 2026, 21:11:04 IST

By Gerard de Souza

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A 28-year-old man from Gujarat stabbed a friend to death in Goa after he allegedly misbehaved with his fiancée, police said on Saturday.

The accused was part of a group of 10 friends who had come to Goa for jobs at a casino. (HT PHOTO)

Police superintendent Harish Madkaikar said Komal Baraskar, 28, chased Rajbhar Ramnarayan Ramharshbhai and stabbed him in the chest with a kitchen knife as he was enraged by his behaviour with his fiancée. “We have arrested the main accused. The investigation is ongoing to determine if others from their group are also involved,” he said.

Police said Ramharshbhai was found stabbed in the chest around 5.45am on Saturday. They added that he was part of a group of 10 friends who had come to Goa for jobs at a casino and were staying at a guest house in Calangute, a coastal village.

Ramharshbhai allegedly asked Baraskar’s fiancée via WhatsApp to send “revealing images” of herself, a police officer familiar with the investigation said.

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Gerard de Souza
Gerard de Souza is a Special Correspondent based in Goa and has been reporting on and about issues concerning the state and the wider western coast of India for over 18 years. His wide range of stories covers politics, crime, environment and tourism-related concerns emerging from India’s smallest state. Born and brought up in Goa, he has a deep understanding of the former Portuguese enclave’s evolution from a laidback collection of idyllic villages that first drew flower power generation of counter culture enthusiasts to its shores to one that has become synonymous in Indian popular culture with an aspirational holiday, seeing the best (and worst) that holidayers have to offer. He also keenly follows criminal trials. Most notably, he covered the trial surrounding the killing of Scarlett Keeling, a British teenager found dead on Anjuna beach, and that of Danielle McLaughlin similarly killed in south Goa, among others. He authored the book ‘Crimes of Passion: When Desire Turns Deadly,’ chronicling cases of romance turning to rage and murder. A graduate of Goa University, he learnt the trade on the job and has experience on both the reporting and editorial sides of the profession. When not sniffing around for a worthy headline, he likes to spend time outdoors to help ensure his heart is always in the right place.Read More

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