Man held for raping mentally challenged
girl in Goa
Panaji, Oct 9: A man in Goa was arrested on Monday for allegedly raping a mentally challenged girl, police said.Superintendent of Police, North Goa, Nidhin Valsan said that the mother of the victim had lodged a complaint in Mapusa police station on Monday. “Accused was identified as Vijay Kashmiri, 21, a native of Chhattisgarh. “Complainant has stated that the girl was lured by accused saying he will get her pan masala and took her with him. Then he wrongfully confined her in his room and thereafter accused person had forcible sexual intercourse with her,” police said. After receiving the complaint, teams were constituted with instructions to collect the intelligence about accused involved, the SP said, adding that the accused was arrested within two hours. The case has been registered under Sections 342, 376 (2)() (I) of the IPC , and Section 92-D of Right of Persons with Disabilities Act. (IANS)
10 rare star tortoises seized from Mumbai market, 1 held
Mumbai, Oct 9: Maharashtra’s forest department seized 10 rare star tortoises from a popular market in South Mumbai on Monday and arrested one person, an official said. The tortoises were taken to a Thane facility for medical examination and later handed over to the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare (RAWW) for further care and rehabilitation, added the official. Star tortoises are one of the most trafficked species in illegal native wildlife trade due to their high demand in the market for keeping as pets, said Pawan Sharma, founder-president of RAWW and an honorary wildlife warden with the forest department. They are now listed under Schedule I of the Act which gives them equal protection as the tiger, he added. (PTI)
