Canacona police have arrested a 24-year old Bihar native, in connection with the alleged rape of a four-year-old girl at Shristhal, Canacona. The child has been shifted to hospital for treatment. According to local residents, the accused had arrived in Goa just days earlier to work as a construction labourer and was living in the same neighbourhood as the survivor. The incident comes days after the rape of a child in an abandoned building at Mapusa Market on November 8.
Canacona police produced the accused Husain, 24, before the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Canacona, and sought five days’ police custody in the minor girl’s rape case. The Bihar native was arrested following the alleged assault on November 10. Further investigation is underway.
