Narkasur on Mapusa street; A girl child’s safety compromised

On Diwali night, as families celebrated the victory of light over darkness, a ‘narkasur’ emerged and dragged a 4-year-old girl into the darkness of Mapusa. The little girl, whose father sells balloons on the street to make a living, was pulled barefoot into Dempo Mansion—an abandoned building right opposite Lohia Garden—and sexually assaulted by an unknown man. She eventually stumbled back out into the open street, naked, bleeding, and so