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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.