Goa Congress leader and renowned physiotherapist Dr. Ketan Bhatikar died of a neurotoxic snakebite near the Karnataka-Goa border. Goa Congress leader Ketan Bhatikar died of a suspected snakebite in the early hours of Friday, said police. Bhatikar (40), a physiotherapist, was the Congress candidate in the recent Ponda Assembly bypoll, which was cancelled after a High Court order. Bhatikar had challenged the order in the Supreme Court, where his plea is pending. According to police, the incident took place when Bhatikar and his friend were returning to Goa from Dandeli in Karnataka. During the drive, they took a break at Anmod in Karnatka, near a forest checkpoint, where he is believed to have been bitten by a snake. Police said he was brought to a primary health centre in Dharbandora in Goa at 3.22 am in an unresponsive state. He was declared dead around 3.45 am, police said. Sushant Kavlekar, who accompanied Bhatikar, said, “It was late, around 1 am and quite dark, when we alighted from the car.…