PANAJI: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Shristhal village in Canacona late Tuesday night. Police have arrested a man in his mid-20s, a native of Bihar, in connection with the incident.
According to a senior police officer, the accused was arrested soon after the incident was reported. He had arrived in Goa just two days earlier and was working at a local bakery.
Police said the statements of the victim and her parents were being recorded in the presence of an NGO representative. The identity of the accused was to be disclosed after the statement-recording process.
The incident marks the second reported case of alleged sexual assault involving a minor in Goa within a week.
Earlier, a three-year-old girl, daughter of a balloon seller, was allegedly sexually assaulted in Mapusa on Diwali night. The child was found crying outside a building near a taxi stand and was initially rushed to Mapusa District Hospital before being shifted to GMC. On Wednesday, Mapusa Police arrested Pundalik Gudge, a native of Dharwad, Karnataka, in connection with the case. He was traced to Panaji following an investigation.
