67- yr-old held for raping minor
NT News Service Quepem, Oct 26 The Quepem police today arrested a 67 year old person on charges of raping an eleven year old girl from Ambaulim, Quepem. The accused, Juze Cardozo, was produced before the First Class Judicial Magistrate Quepem today and remanded to seven-day police custody. According to the Quepem police, the accused who happens to be the neighbour of the victim, used to lure the girl into entering his house by offering her chocolates and sweets while she was on her way to school. Once inside, the accused would force her into submission and sexually molest her. The police said that the victims molestation was possibly going on since last almost two months until the incident came to light yesterday after the victims school teacher suspected something fishy following her frequent absence from school and informed her mother. Upon interrogation by her mother, the victim charged Cardozo with sexually molesting her, following which a complaint was lodged with the Quepem police. Acting swiftly, the police nabbed the accused from his house and arrested him. An offence has been registered against Cardozo under Sec 376 of the IPC and Sec 8 of the Goa Childrens Act 2003. Quepem PI Mr Naresh Mhamal is conducting further investigations. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=10277 Sanny de Quepem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com