PANAJI: Calangute police has booked six unknown persons for the gangrape of a 27-year-old woman with a psychological imbalance in Goa's Calangute ten days ago.
Late last week, Panaji police received a call that the woman — who is from West Bengal and arrived here on February 17 — was throwing stones and creating a nuisance at Kadamba bus stand, Panaji. The police later took her to Panaji police station, from where she was taken to Goa Medical College (GMC) and Hospital for a medical checkup.
GMC doctors referred her to the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB), Bambolim, for treatment. Police then produced the woman before a judicial magistrate first class in Panaji, and after obtaining an order, she was admitted to the IPHP.
Later, during counselling, the woman disclosed to the doctor that she was raped by around six person in Calangute. After this disclosure, a medical examination was immediately conducted at GMC. Police registered the rape case based on the doctor’s statement.
Police are in the process of transferring the case to the women police station for further investigation.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
