[5] On 13 October 2008, an incident thrust Cardozo into the public eye when Aires Rodrigues, an advocate and activist, was assaulted by a group of seven individuals at a bar in Panaji.

[6] As a result of the assault, Rodrigues sustained an injury to one of his fingers and required immediate medical attention, leading to surgical intervention at a local hospital.

[8] On 30 November 2015, the North Goa District Court acquitted all six accused individuals involved in the Rodrigues attack case, while Dinesh Patil remained a fugitive.

The acquittals were granted on the basis of the benefit of doubt, as both the victims and witnesses testified that all the accused individuals were wearing monkey caps, impeding their identification.

The reporter in Old Goa stated that Rodolfo denied the accusations against him, alleging that they were orchestrated by people with specific motives aiming to damage his character.

Likewise, Prakash Naik, a Merces panchayat member, refuted the accusations made by Cynthia, asserting that he and Rodolfo were not behind the purported violent assault on Cardozo.

[10] Addressing reporters at his residence in Merces, Goa, Naik revealed that he had not received any official communication from the police about his supposed role in the event.

[10] On 29 July 2016, the additional sessions court in Mapusa rendered a verdict in the case involving the violent incident that transpired at Siridao beach in 2009, resulting in the deaths of two individuals.

According to the prosecution's presentation, Cardozo, accompanied by his associates Mahavir Nadar and Domnic Nazareth, engaged in a heated altercation with two individuals, Santosh Kalel, aged 37,[11] from Zuarinagar and Johnny Fernandes from St. Cruz, Goa, at a local shack located on Siridao beach.

Kalel, who was associated with the Miranda gang, was dead at the scene, while Fernandes succumbed to his injuries during treatment at the Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim.

[12] After the event took place, the Agacaim police initiated legal proceedings by filing a murder case against Cardozo and his associates for the death of Kalel.

Judge Vijaya Pol of the additional sessions court issued the verdict, sentencing Cardozo to three years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 304 (II) of the law.