log on to thegoan.net FRIDAY JUNE 12, 2026 @thegoanonline Facebook.com/thegoan The Goan E-Paper (Playstore/IOS) 15 pages PRICE ` 10 PANAJI MARGAO GOA VOLUME XI, NO. 355 Instagram.com/thegoanonline RNI: GOAENG/2015/65729 WORLD CUP ROARS TO LIFE Questions linger as inquiry into intern’s death deepens GLOBAL FIESTA: Shakira lit up the FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony in Mexico City with a show-stopping performance of the official anthem "Dai Dai" alongside Burna Boy. MEGA EXTRAVAGANZA GETS ROLLING The biggest-ever FIFA World Cup edition with unprecedented 48 teams and 104 matches being co-hosted by Mexico, Canada and the United States of America got underway. Three inter-connected opening ceremonies are planned in the three countries beginning with Mexico City. Focus on syringe, anaesthesia near her body THE GOAN I NETWORK SHAKIRA SETS STAGE ABLAZE Shakira took centre stage during the spectacular opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup 2026, captivating thousands of fans. The global music icon delivered a high-energy performance of "Dai Dai," the tournament's official anthem, alongside Burna Boy. MEXICO BEATS SOUTH AFRICA IN WORLD CUP OPENER 2-0 PANAJI Amid questions over the presence of a syringe and an anaesthesia vial near the body of a 23-year-old intern doctor at Hawaii beach, Goa Medical College (GMC) on Thursday said it was unaware how the substances reached the scene. The hospital authorities however acknowledged that interns have access to such medicines during their hospital training. The deceased, a native of Kerala, was found dead on Wednesday evening, prompting GMC Dean Prof Dr Jai Prakash Tiwari to convene an emergency meeting at the institute Thursday morning. The Panaji police are simultaneously conducting an investigation. Addressing the media after the meeting, GMC Medical Superintendent Dr Rajesh Patil said the medical institute had Victim was on verge of completing internship, leaving GMC: Dr Patil PANAJI: Goa Medical College (GMC) has confirmed the identity of the 23-year-old intern doctor found dead at Hawaii Beach, Dona Paula, on June 10 as Dr Gauri Narayan, a native of Kerala, who was just a couple of days away from completing her internship and leaving the institution. GMC's Medical Superintendent Dr Rajesh Patil on Thursday said, Dr Gauri Narayan's father, also a doctor, has already reached here. He said, police are investigating the case and a substance reportedly recovered from the scene is part of their investigation. Dr Patil declined to comment on the outcome of the post-mortem report, except to say that the viscera and tissues have been preserved for further chemical and histopathology tests. no information on how the anaesthetic drug and syringe ended up near the victim's body. “It is a matter of probe... Anaesthetic drugs are scheduled substances and cannot be procured without a pre- scription. However, interns have access to it (during their training at the hospital),” Patil said. He stressed that the exact cause of death would be >Continued on P9 Had depression since Class XII, father to cops PANAJI: The father of the 23-year-old intern doctor has reportedly informed Panaji police that his daughter was undergoing treatment for depression since Class XII. Police, however, said the reasons behind her depression were not immediately known and that inquiries were continuing. Police sources said that they have so far found no indication of foul play and are expected to treat the case as a suicide. As per initial information gathered by the police, she had called her mother at around 4.30 pm, conveying to her that she was not feeling well. A post-mortem examination was conducted at GMC. The body was later handed over to her father.