CANACONA
Barely two days after the shocking sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl in Mapusa, another 4-year-old girl became the victim of a similar heinous crime when she was sexually assaulted at Vodamoll in Shristhal-Canacona on Tuesday night.
A 24-year-old migrant from Bahadurpur in Darbanga-Bihar but presently residing at Canacona has been arrested in this connection.
According to police reports, the accused, Husain Isar, who is a welder by profession, had joined a fabrication unit only a few days earlier and had been staying adjacent to the victim girl and her family.
The incident is reported to have taken place sometime between 9.30 pm and 10 pm, when the girl was allegedly lured to enter the next rented room occupied by the accused.
The accused, who was reportedly back from the fabrication unit, is alleged to have sexually assaulted the girl.
As soon as the incident came to light, the girl’s parents proceeded to the Canacona police station and lodged a complaint stating that their daughter had been sexually assaulted.
The statement of the minor victim was recorded in full compliance with standard procedures, assisted by the Victim Assistance Unit, Margao. The victim was also sent for a medical examination at Margao.
Canacona police arrested the accused under Section 65(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Section 8(2) of the Goa Children’s Act, and Sections 4, 8, and 12 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. He was produced before the JMFC at Canacona and was remanded for five days in police custody.
Further investigation into the matter is being conducted by the Canacona police under the supervision of Canacona PI Theron D’Costa and Canacona SDPO Nilesh Rane under overall guidance and supervision of South Goa SP Akshat Aayush IPS.
