Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: A minor girl was allegedly raped at Caranzalem beach after an unknown man forcibly took her to the beach, following which Panaji Police registered a case and launched an immediate investigation.
According to police, Mrs. Debi Giri Bahadur, a resident of Caranzalem, Tiswadi, lodged a complaint stating that an unknown male had forcibly taken her 11-year-old granddaughter to Caranzalem beach and allegedly committed rape.
The incident came to light after the Panaji Police Control Room received a call at around 1.30 pm reporting that a minor girl had been raped at Caranzalem beach. A PSI and lady police constable immediately attended the location and brought the minor girl to Panaji Police Station along with her grandmother, who is her guardian.
As the girl was experiencing severe pain and was unable to walk, she was immediately referred to Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim, for medical examination. During the process of recording the complaint, police received information from the GMC doctor that the victim was 11 years old and that the presence of her guardian was required for the medical examination.
Following the medical examination, a detailed statement of the victim was recorded at GMC in the presence of an NGO representative. The guardian’s detailed complaint was also recorded at GMC to avoid any further delay.
Police stated that the delay in registering the FIR was due to the medical examination of the minor victim.
Following the complaint, different police teams were formed and technical surveillance was used along with the description provided by the victim. Police subsequently traced the accused as Jeevan Oli, 22, son of Laxman Oli, a native of Hansapur, Dang district, Nepal, and presently residing at Caranzalem.
Oli was arrested and, according to police, confessed to the alleged crime.
The investigation is being conducted under the supervision of PI Vijaykumar Chodankar, Panaji Police Station, and under the guidance of SDPO Panaji Sudesh R. Naik and SP North Goa Harishchandra Madkaikar.
The incident was also immediately brought to the notice of senior police officials, while an LPSI from Agassaim Police Station was deputed to assist with the investigation
