In news over Phogat death, parts of Curlies set to be razed

PANAJI: Major portions of Goa’s Curlies restaurant, night club and guesthouse at Dando, in Anjuna, are set to be demolished after the NGT refused to grant relief to Edwin and Linet Nunes, who run the establishment. The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) had earlier ordered the demolition of Curlies, which Linet had challenged before the NGT.
Curlies has been in the news most recently in connection with the death of BJP functionary and TikTok star Sonali Phogat, with Edwin being among the four people arrested. He is currently out on conditional bail.
The NGT said that Curlies had extended itself far beyond the original structure that existed prior to 1991. Though Linet said that not all the structures belong to her, the tribunal said that the fact remains that all the structures have been occupied by her.
“Fresh construction has been raised in replacement of the original one for commercial purposes, without requisite permission, in a no-development zone. We thus do not find any merit in the appeal (by Linet),” the tribunal said.
Linet, the NGT said, has only been able to produce a No Objection Certificate granted by the village panchayat for one survey number.