The Goa government took strict action on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, by disqualifying the sarpanch of Arpora-Nagoa village, Roshan Redkar, and dismissing the then panchayat secretary, Raghuvir Bagkar. This followed a magisterial inquiry report on a tragic nightclub fire that claimed 25 lives earlier in December. Director of Panchayat Mahadev Araundekar cited Redkar's "persistent remiss of duties" in his order. The official described the sarpanch's actions as a "breach of the public trust" leading to the catastrophe. As per the order under section 50(5) of the Goa Panchayati Raj Act, Redkar was removed from the panchayat and barred from holding any panchayat office for five years. Meanwhile, Bagkar was dismissed because he stayed absent during a crucial hearing on the demolition order of the nightclub, which halted the demolition process. Bagkar had already been suspended along with two other officials. The 'Birch by Romeo Lane' nightclub, situated in a salt pan, operated without a valid trade license, the magisterial report revealed. Earlier on the same day, two officers from the Goa State Pollution Control Board were suspended in connection with the incident.