Rape
Goa: Tantrik held for raping minor
Panaji: A 50-year-old Tantrik (occultist) has been arrested in Goa for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl on the pretext of fulfilling her wishes, police said on Wednesday.
According to the police, Ramakant Naik, alias Baba (50), was arrested from Cansa, Thivim in North Goa district on Tuesday night.
Colvale Police has also arrested the mother of the victim for allegedly conniving with the accused.
An offence under section 376 of IPC, Section 4 of POCSO Act and Section 8 (2) of Goa Children's Act was registered.
Further investigation was underway, the police added.
(With UNI inputs)
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
