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MARGAO
The Congress has demanded action against the culprits involved in circulating a false WhatsApp message that party spokesman Sidhanath Buyao was allegedly involved in the rape and molestation of a 26-year-old girl.
A Congress delegation led by Buyao, Curtorim MLA Reginaldo Lourenco and other Congress leaders descended at the Margao police station and the Women’s Police station on Saturday to find out whether any police complaint has been lodged against Buyao.
According to sources, a WhatsApp message was circulated on a Margao group at around 10 pm on Friday night stating that a complaint has been filed against Buyao at the Margao police station by a 26-year old girl for alleged rape and molestation on the pretext of giving her a break in the music industry.
“After the message was in circulation on the two groups connected to the ruling party, I started receiving calls from people trying to find out the complaint lodged against me. The Congress had never stooped to such low politics,” Buyao said.
He demanded that the Margao police call the administrators of the two WhatsApp groups and investigate before lodging an FIR. “The Fatorda police had claimed to have zeroed in on the persons accused for doctoring a video on the TCP Minister in the SGPDA fish market. Let the Goa police show the same enthusiasm and zeal on identifying the administrators of the two WhatsApp groups and bring the culprits to book,” Buyao said.
The Curtorim MLA Reginaldo Lourenco also echoed similar sentiments.
“If the Fatorda police could crack the doctored video on the Minister within 24 hours, we also expect the police to identify the culprits that circulated the message on Buyao. We assure the police that Buyao will not withdraw the complaint,” Reginaldo challenged.
