2 Minors Raped on Goa Beach, Chief Minister Asks Parents Why Girls Were Out So Late

PANAJI: Days after two minor girls were gangraped on Benaulim beach in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant drew flak for his remarks telling parents need to introspect about why their daughters were 'out late' at night.

Four men, one of them a government employee (a driver with the agriculture department), posed as policemen and raped the two girls after beating up the boys who were with the girls on Benaulim beach, around 30 km south of Goa's capital, on July 25.

Meanwhile, all the four accused have been arrested, Pramod Sawant told the Assembly.

Pramod Sawant said, "When 14-year-olds stay on the beach the whole night, the parents need to introspect. Just because children don't listen, we cannot put the responsibility on the government and police.

The chief minister, who also holds the home portfolio, said parents have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their children and hinted that they should not allow their children, particularly minors, to go out at night.

Taking to Twitter, Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte wrote, "It is shocking that @goacm is blaming parents for allowing their children to venture out in the night claiming that it is not safe. If State govt can't assure us our security, who can give it? Goa has a history of being safe state for women, that tag is being lost in @BJP4Goa rule."

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