-- Samir Umarye
BICHOLIM MARCH 6: The Bicholim police arrested a 44 year old person from Rumod Pali in connection with a rape of a Vth standard minor girl. According to the available information one Nagesh Mati Sawant (44) from Rumod Pali was arrested under section 342, 376 IPC 8 (1) (2) of Goa Children Act for raping a 10 year old girl from the neighborhood. As per the reports the incident occured on Saturday at about 2.30 pm. The accused and the victim are close neighbors and their families were in good terms. On Saturday the mother along with the wife of the accuse had to go for a wedding at Ponda, so she asked her daughter to go to Sawant's house after the school hours for food. As per the instructions of her mother the victim went to Sawant's house and after having food was busy watching TV. Sawant who was under the influence of alcohol pulled the girl into the bedroom and locked the room. The girl who studies in Vth standard urged Sawant to let her go as she had to go for tuitions. But the accused without paying heed to her pleas forced himself upon the girl. He also warned her not to disclose the incident to her family. In the evening when the mother arrived from the wedding the victim narrated the whole incident to her mother. Following the complaint from the girls father the police arrested the accused. Bicholim police today conducted the medical examination and the accused has been remanded to police custody. Bicholim Police Inspector, Braz Menezes is further investigating the case.