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These are the questions. Goa wants answers

Why was complaint not lodged at the women and child police station, which is a few meters away from the Panjim main police station?

Was the accused a family friend of the victim?

Who opened the door for the father when he camehome for lunch?

For two weeks after the accused was released onbail the victim behaved very normally and went out of the house as usual.  What is it that made her attempt suicide so suddenly?  She was in touch with her friends on her mobilephone too.

Why did she burn herself just at the time whenher father came home for lunch, which is for a short while? 

What was the action taken by the schoolauthorities against the accused teacher?

What assistance did the principal of the schoolwho is a lady offer to the victim girl? Why didn’t she or any of  herclassmates pay her a visit

How many times did the NGO who filed thecomplaint visit the victim girl?  Whatwas the nature of victim assistance rendered by the NGO to the victim girl?

What was the protective cover offered by thewomen and children’s police station?

Why is the official counsellor at the women andchild police station conspicuously absent since the last 2 years?

Why has the victim assistance unit (VAU) notbeen set up even 10 years after the Goa Children’s Act?

Who is supposedto be attending the helpline for Women and Children -  1091? 

What has been the end result of cases againstchildren charge-sheeted in the children’s court?  Have children really benefited after filingsuch cases?

Why has no protection been given to the threeother siblings of the victim girl?

When will the children’s court which ispresently lodged in the premises of the Industrial Tribunal, have its own premisesand sit on a regular basis?

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"Rupa" killed herself. But Goa died a thousand deaths

Neighbours force children to stay away from rape victim’s siblings

Shanti Fonseca I The Goan
Published Aug 9, 2012, 4:42 PM IST
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Goa has shamed herself. As a sixteen year old girl, raped byher teacher, set fire to herself, Goa’s deepest demons emerged from the embers.‘Rupa’ (name changed) was a student of a city based school.Her art teacher Kanhaiya Naik. a married man in his mid-30s, is said to haveallegedly raped the student at his flat on December 29, 2011. He had picked herup from her home telling the parents that he will give their daughter careerguidance as she was a slow learner. Naik was…

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