Goa may be labelled 'rape' capital of India: Minister
STAFF WRITER 17:36 HRS IST


Panaji, Dec 11 (PTI) Concerned over the spurt in incidents of sexual assault on 
women tourists, Goa Tourism Minister Fransisco Pacheco said today the state may 
gain 
notoriety as the "rape capital" of India.

In a letter to Chief Minister Digamber Kamat, a copy of which is with PTI, 
Pacheco 
said an impression was gaining ground that the police in Goa was either 
"grossly 
incompetent or influenced by other factors", as a result of which complaints 
were 
not properly investigated.

The minister was referring to the recent alleged rape of a 25-year-old Russian 
by a 
high-profile south Goa politician John Fernandes.

"Goa may soon, if police inaction or ineffectiveness continues, gain reputation 
as 
the rape capital of India, a situation which cannot be permitted to develop at 
any 
cost," Pacheco said in the missive he shot off to Kamat today.


http://www.ptinews.com/news/419027_Goa-may-be-labelled--rape--capital-of-India--Minister


NDTV Video Reports

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoO0M6WzDtg

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