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Terrifying taxi ride for Russians HERALD CORRESPONDENT Terrifying taxi ride for Russians Girls hide in woods for 5 hrs to escape rape bid HERALD CORRESPONDENT CALANGUTE, DEC 25 A Christmas party at Saligao ended in a terrifying overnight ordeal for three Russian women, when a taxi driver they had hired tried to rape them at Anjuna. After jumping out of the taxi, the three panic-stricken women hid in a densely wooded area for about five hours in a desperate bid to escape from the clutches of the taxi driver and his two accomplices. In their complaint to Anjuna police, the Russian women claimed the incident had taken place at about 2.30 am on December 25, when they hired a taxi after attending a Christmas party at a popular night club in Saligao. “We had hired a taxi for Rs 300 to travel from the discotheque to our hotel in Baga. But the driver told us that he wanted to take another route to avoid bribing the police on night patrol along the main road,” stated their complaint. “Instead of taking us to Baga, he proceeded to Anjuna and demanded Rs 1,000 for the ride and instead of the money, he wanted to have sex with us. When we objected to this, he tried to attack us. We then jumped out of the car and fled to the nearby wooded area,” the complaint added. Despite the ordeal, one Russian woman was quick to capture the number plate of the taxi on her camera. According to the complaint, the taxi driver then called two persons, who reached the area on a motorcycle and they were on the lookout for the panic-stricken Russian women. The women then told police that they hid in the woods for nearly five hours and left only in the morning. The police complaint was later lodged at about 7 am and the women have identified the registration number of the taxi. Based on the information provided by the Russian women, Anjuna police is confident of nabbing the taxi driver. Police has registered a case under Sections 509, 323 and 506 IPC against an unknown person and PI Ramesh Gaonkar is investigating the case. -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active!
