Team Goemkarponn
VERNA: The Verna Police have registered a severe criminal case against Gautam Modi, a 24-year-old resident of Consua, Cortalim,for the alleged continuous sexual exploitation, blackmail, and intoxication of a minor girl over a span of more than two years.
Verna Police Station has registered an offence following a formal complaint lodged by the victim, who is currently 16 years old.
The harrowing ordeal reportedly began on April 20, 2024, when the victim was just 14 years old. The accused allegedly administered an intoxicating substance to the minor by offering her laced mango juice.
Police reports state that once the victim began experiencing dizziness, the accused committed sexual intercourse. This initial assault reportedly escalated into a pattern, with the accused repeatedly assaulting the minor girl on multiple subsequent occasions between April 2024 and June 2026 at Consua, Cortalim.
The accused reportedly captured obscene photographs of the minor victim on his mobile phone without her consent. He then used these images as leverage, threatening to circulate the sensitive media online if she attempted to end the relationship or report the abuse.
Acting swiftly on the minor’s complaint, the Verna Police have booked Gautam Modi under several provisions of Indian law, including: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS): Sections 65, 123, and 351(2) along with Goa Children’s Act: Section 8(2) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act: Sections 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, and 15(1).
Lady Police Sub-Inspector (LPSI) Sapna D. Gawas of the Verna Police Station is carrying out further investigation under the supervision of PI Anand Shirodkar and guidance of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam
