MARGAO
The Margao Police arrested a 59-year-old resident of Navelim for an alleged sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl.
Margao Police Station in-charge PI Tulsidas Naik informed that the police have arrested Santosh Raikar under the provisions of the IPC and the POCSO Act. The accused has been remanded to five days of police custody.
Women’s rights activist Auda Viegas informed that the accused allegedly took the victim to his house after she ran away from her home under the pretext of providing her money and food. The girl was traced by the police after her father lodged a missing report.
The police are conducting further investigations.
