from Special Correspondent
Panjim, Mar 20: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in the Mollem village in South district.
The 17-year-old girl was allegedly repeatedly raped by five youth on Wednesday March 18 night. Shockingly one of the accused Gaurish Parkar (31) is a local panchayat member.
Police stated that other accused along with Parkar accosted the girl out of her house, where she is staying with her deaf and dumb maternal grandmother and raped her at various places including open field and even inside the car.
The local police have arrested – Vijay Gaonkar (21), Sagun Varak (22) and Umesh Gaonkar (22) – along with Parkar. Another accused Shankar Gaonkar is absconding.
The rape came to light when police patrolling the Mollem area found the victim along with the accused in a car parked at an isolated spot.
The girl when interrogated revealed about the rape.