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3-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Sexually Assaulted in Goa; Manhunt Launched to Trace Culprit

Police are examining CCTV footage and leading a manhunt after the girl was found crying near a taxi stand and later stabilized in hospital.

  • On Sunday, a three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in a dilapidated building in Mapusa, North Goa, while her family sold balloons at the market during Diwali.
  • A passerby discovered the child crying near a taxi stand 9 km from Panaji on Sunday evening, after she had accompanied her family to the Mapusa market for Diwali.
  • After being shifted to Goa Medical College for treatment, the victim's condition stabilized, while Superintendent of Police Rahul Gupta oversees efforts to apprehend the unidentified suspect.
  • Mapusa police are examining CCTV footage and conducting raids to trace the accused, while the Goa State Commission for Protection of Child Rights directed a thorough, time-bound investigation.
  • Goa Tribal Welfare Minister Ramesh Tawadkar stated that "90 per cent" of such crimes are committed by "outsiders," emphasizing the government's role in controlling such incidents.
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Goa News Hub broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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