The Mapusa Additional Sessions Court has granted interim anticipatory bail, till next date of hearing, 2 November, to Rajat Naik,r/o Mandrem, who is an accused for allegedly dragging a tourist from Vadodara Rohan Bist out of a restaurant, assaulting him with weapons, and robbing his mobile phone. Meanwhile, Pernem JMFC has reserved its order on the bail application of arrested accused Prashant Parsekar for 28 October.

The incident occurred during the early hours of October 21 in a Restaurant at Mandrem, Pernem. According to the FIR, the complainant, Rohan Bist (30), a resident of Vadodara, Gujarat, was seated inside the restaurant around 12:45 AM when a dispute over a financial transaction escalated.

​Police stated that one of the accused, identified as Rajat Naik from Mandrem, grabbed Bist by his collar and forcefully dragged him out of the eatery. Outside, Naik and his associate, Prashant Parsekar, also a resident of Mandrem, allegedly verbally abused Bist using filthy language and threatened him with dire consequences.

​The altercation turned violent when both accused assaulted Bist with common intent. Naik allegedly attacked the victim using a wooden stick (danda) and a knife, while Parsekar struck him with a beer bottle and a stone, inflicting multiple injuries. Before fleeing the scene, Naik forcibly robbed Bist of his phone, estimated to be worth ₹15,000.

​Following a written complaint lodged the following evening, the Mandrem Police registered an FIR against both accused for alleged intentional insult to provoke breach of peace, criminal intimidation, voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means and robbery. Mandrem police later arrested accused Prashant Parsekar in this case.