Panaji: A British woman who came to Goa with her husband, was allegedly raped near the Arambol beach in the city by a local man, under the pretext of giving her a massage.
The accused identified as Vincent D'Souza was a part of a group that illegally offered massage services near the Arambol beach in the North Goa district, which is quite popular with international tourist.
As per reports, a senior police officer said that a local resident accused Joel Vincent D'Souza raped the woman on June 2 when she was resting on the beach.
The victim had also lodged a complaint with the police on Monday and in this regard investigation is underway.
However, this is not the first case of rape of a foreign woman in Goa. Earlier on May 12, a similar incident had come to light when a 12-year-old girl from a Russian family who came to India was raped in a hotel.
Actually, the Russian family was staying at a resort in Arambol, Goa, and family members had gone to the market leaving the girl in the hotel room. Finding the girl alone in the room, a room attendant raped her.
In this case, Goa Police had arrested the accused from Karnataka.
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