A late-night journey near the Goa-Karnataka border ended in tragedy after Goa Congress leader Ketan Bhatikar died following a snake bite on Thursday night. Police said the 38-year-old leader was travelling towards Dandeli village in Karnataka when the incident took place at Karmal Ghat. He was taken to a health centre in Goa, where doctors declared him brought dead. Bhatikar had recently emerged as the Congress party’s face during the now-cancelled Ponda assembly bypoll, making his sudden death a shock for party workers and supporters in Goa.
