Goa reports third rape case in a week as CM Sawant asks why were girls out so late
Amid the controversy over Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's remark on the gang rape of two minors on Sunday, another rape case came to light in the state on Thursday.
Another rape case has come to light in Goa amid outrage over Chief Minister Pramod Sawant's statement in the Assembly on the gang rape of two girls in the state on Sunday.
In the case that has come to the fore on Thursday, a girl, who was brought to Goa on the pretext of job, was allegedly locked up and raped for three days in Quepem area. This is the third rape case reported by the Goa Police in a week.
Two people have been arrested by the Goa Police in South Goa's Quepem in connection with the matter, a police official said.
The accused, identified as Shambhunath Singh (32), a resident of Delhi, and Sudhakar Naik (63), who resides in South Goa, have been remanded to five days' police custody by the first class judicial magistrate in South Goa.
The woman, who the police said is from the North East, was called to Goa by Singh on pretext of a job. She arrived in the state on July 26.
The victim escaped from the flat where she was being kept by the accused on Thursday and called the police control room after which a complaint was registered under sections 376 (rape) and 343 (wrongful confinement) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Goa CM's remarks on gang rape of minor girls sparks row
The rape case in Goa's Quepem comes amid the controversy over Goa chief minister's remarks on the gang rape of two minor girls in the state on Sunday.
Days after two minor girls were gangraped on Benaulim beach in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in the state Assembly that parents need to introspect about why their daughters were 'out late' at night.
On Wednesday, during a debate on a calling attention notice in the House, Pramod Sawant said, “When 14-year-olds stay on the beach the whole night, the parents need to introspect. Just because children don’t listen, we cannot put the responsibility on the government and police.
The chief minister, who also holds the home portfolio, said parents have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their children and hinted that they should not allow their children, particularly minors, to go out at night.