Archive · 5 Nov 2025
Nine Detained in Goa for Displaying 'Pakistan Zindabad' Slogans on Shop Boards
In Goa, India, police detained nine people after two shops, a salon and a wine store, showed 'Pakistan Zindabad' messages on their electronic signs late Tuesday night.
People saw these signs and told the police because they were upset and felt it was anti-national.
The police quickly arrested the people from both shops and took down the signs.
Two cases have been filed.
The police are looking into whether someone deliberately put the slogans there or if the systems were hacked.
The people who were detained said they didn't know how the messages appeared.
One shop owner even said his sign hadn't been working for months.
A local politician suggested it might have been hacking and an attempt to cause trouble between communities.
Nine people were detained in North Goa after 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans appeared on LED signboards of two shops.
The incidents occurred on Tuesday night at shops in Baga and Arpora villages.
Two separate First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered by Calangute and Anjuna police.
Legal sections invoked include the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Information Technology Act.
Police are investigating if the display was intentional or a result of a system hack, with detainees claiming ignorance.
- Who
- Nine people connected with a hair cutting salon and a wine store
- What
- Detained for displaying 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans on LED signboards
- When
- Tuesday night
- Where
- Baga and Arpora villages, North Goa
- Why
- Intentionally displaying slogans that caused fear, anger, and provocation, promoting enmity, and endangering the sovereignty and integrity of India.
Detained Individuals
Police and Authorities
Awareness of Slogans
Detained Individuals
All detained individuals claimed they were unaware of how the slogan appeared on the boards.
Police and Authorities
Police registered FIRs citing intentional display of slogans and criminal conspiracy.
Cause of Slogans
Detained Individuals
One shop owner stated the LED board had been non-operational for six months; another claimed only their shop name was displayed until the incident.
Police and Authorities
Police are investigating whether the acts were intentional or due to hacking, with a cyber-crime team involved.
- Location
- Baga and Arpora villages, North Goa, India
- Date of Incident
- Tuesday night
- Number Detained
- Nine
- Shops Involved
- Hair cutting salon and a wine store
- Police Stations Involved
- Calangute and Anjuna
- Legal Sections Invoked
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 section 152 and 61(2), Information Technology Act sections 66(C) and 66(F)
