Arti Patkar, President of NGO Sagini (For Women With Women), and local Congress leaders at the Curchorem police station.
SANGUEM
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly lured with a job promise and sexually assaulted at an isolated location behind the Cacora Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) Estate on Wednesday morning. Curchorem police arrested Robilson C. H. Marak (30), a native of Meghalaya, in connection with the case.
Police received information from the PCR, Panaji, at 8.15 am. According to the complaint, the accused allegedly lured the woman under the pretext of helping her find employment and showing her the work site before taking her to an isolated area behind the IDC estate, where he sexually assaulted her between 6.30 am and 7.50 am. Police said Marak worked as a labourer at a construction site near the Cacora Community Health Centre and was known to the victim’s mother, as they had previously worked together in Kerala.
Curchorem police registered a case at 10.40 am under Sections 64, 115(2) and 351 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and arrested the accused at 11.20 am. The victim was sent for a medical examination, while further investigation is underway.
Meanwhile, Congress leaders and workers visited the Curchorem Police Station and demanded stringent action. Arti Patkar, president of NGO Sagini (For Women With Women), criticised the State government, saying sexual assault incidents were occurring frequently in Goa.
