by Ares - Daijiworld Media Network - Goa
Panaji, Jan 27: In yet another embarrassing incident, a nine year old girl was raped by unidentified person at Arambol beach, 45 kms away from capital city of Panaji.
The incident occurred last evening when the girl had gone for a bath along with her mother on the beach, mostly frequented by Russian tourists.
Deputy Superintendent Sammy Tavares confirmed that a Russian lady has complained to Pernem police station last night that her nine-year-old daughter was raped by an unidentified person while she was playing in the beach water.
Tavares said that Pernem police have registered a case under section 376 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 8 (II) of Goa Children’s Act.
According to the complaint filed with the police, on Sunday between 5.30 pm. to 6.00 p.m., two persons struck a conversation with her mother on the beach. ``While one person began chatting with the mother, another ventured in the water where the victim was playing and raped her,” police said.
He said that girl complained to her mother and case was registered around 8 p.m., after which the victim was sent for medical examination.
“The medical examination has confirmed the rape,” he said.
Police, who took down the statement of victim’s mother, said that she has claimed that one of the person, who was chatting with her was named `Aman’ and was a domestic tourist.
Goa, which receives around 40,000 Russian tourists, was rocked with the instance of rape on 25-year-old girl by a local political on December 01, last year.
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