The British tourist who was raped in the tourist destination of Goa Friday morning has agreed to stay back and assist the police in tracing the culprit.
PANJIM: The British tourist who was raped in the tourist destination of Goa Friday morning has agreed to stay back and assist the police in tracing the culprit.
Goa Deputy Superintendent of Police Mohan Naik said the police had requested the woman to stay back for a few more days to help the investigators with leads and zero in on the culprit.
"The victim's medical examination report has been received a short while ago. It has confirmed assault and rape," Naik said Sunday evening.
The victim, a 32-year-old from Derbyshire, had visited a cultural show at the Goa Kala Akademy in Panjim, the capital of Goa. Shortly after the show was over, she was waiting for a cab when a man on a motorcycle asked whether she would like a drop to her place in Mapuca. She agreed to go with him.
Around five kilometres outside the city, the motorcyclist diverted the vehicle off the main road.
"When the victim objected, he said it was a short-cut to her lodge," Naik said, recounting the victim's statement.
The motorcyclist stopped the two-wheeler in an isolated thick forest area and started assaulting her. She hit back but was no match for his strength.
After he raped her, she pleaded him to at least take her back to the main road since she was alone in the jungle and it was past midnight.
He disappeared into the darkness after leaving her on the main road where she was found by some passers-by who directed her to the Panjim police station.
Naik said that it would be possible to identify the accused from the programme passes issued by the Akademy but it could be a time-consuming process.
The victim was staying in Goa for the past three months. Over 25,000 foreign tourists are currently in Goa on account of the winter tourist season.
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