COLVA: Colva police have arrested five youth on the charge of assault and outraging modesty of a woman at a restaurant in Benaulim on Thursday afternoon.
Seble Menezes lodged a complaint stating while she was with her friends Maxwell Fernandes and Larsen Fernandes, accused Deepak Valikar, 20, Viju Naik, 24, Akash Atwekar, 20, Sankesh Nishad, 20, from Borda and Rohit Faldessai from Bali, Cuncolim allegedly formed an unlawful assembly and assaulted Maxwell by striking a glass bottle on his head. The five also assaulted Larsen with fist blows causing simple injuries.
When she tried to rescue Larsen, Nishad allegedly tore her garments thereby outraging her modesty and threatened to disrobe her, Menezes stated in the complaint.
The five have been booked under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
Seble Menezes lodged a complaint stating while she was with her friends Maxwell Fernandes and Larsen Fernandes, accused Deepak Valikar, 20, Viju Naik, 24, Akash Atwekar, 20, Sankesh Nishad, 20, from Borda and Rohit Faldessai from Bali, Cuncolim allegedly formed an unlawful assembly and assaulted Maxwell by striking a glass bottle on his head. The five also assaulted Larsen with fist blows causing simple injuries.
When she tried to rescue Larsen, Nishad allegedly tore her garments thereby outraging her modesty and threatened to disrobe her, Menezes stated in the complaint.
The five have been booked under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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