2 women among 3 arrested by Goa Police for filing fake rape complaint against man
Panaji (PTI): The Goa Police have arrested two women and their male accomplice, all from Gujarat, for allegedly filing a false rape complaint here to extort money from a man, an official said.
During the investigation, it came to light that the three accused were involved in filing multiple rape complaints in Goa and Gujarat against different persons, Superintendent of Police (North) Nidhin Valsan told reporters on Monday.
A man from Gujarat in his police complaint alleged that both the women developed friendship with him with an intention to threaten him and get a fake case filed against him for the purpose of extortion, he said.
Following his complaint, Goa's Calangute police on Monday arrested the two women and their male accomplice, all from Bhavnagar in Gujarat, the official said.
One of the accused woman filed a rape complaint at Colvale in Goa on August 23, after which a person was arrested, he said.
Valsan said during the investigation, they received another complaint from a Pune-based businessman who was allegedly blackmailed to pay Rs 2 lakh to the accused by threatening him to file a fake rape case.
Valsan said two rape cases have been filed on complaints by the accused in Goa and as many in Gujarat.
He said in another rape case in Gujarat, one of the accused woman is a witness.
Details of these cases are being obtained from respective police stations, he added.
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Himachal’s Sammoo village does not celebrate Diwali due to centuries-old 'curse’; Here’s why
Hamirpur: The residents of Sammoo village in Hamirpur district located in Himachal Pradesh are continuing a centuries-old tradition of not celebrating Diwali. No houses are lit during the festival, no special dishes are prepared, and no sounds of crackers are heard.
This is an ancient custom that people have been following for ages due to the fear of a curse from a woman who committed Sati on Diwali, according to a PTI report.
The legend goes that, many years ago, the woman who had left for her parent's home to celebrate Diwali received news that her husband, a soldier in the king's court, had died. The woman, who was pregnant, was devastated and burnt herself on her husband's pyre. It is believed she cursed the villagers, declaring that they would never again be able to celebrate Diwali.
As a result, the village has not celebrated the festival since, with elders reportedly warning younger generations that celebrations would invite misfortune, disaster, and deaths.
Bhoranj panchayat pradhan Pooja Devi stated that since she got married and moved to this village, she has never witnessed Diwali being celebrated. “Even if the villagers settle outside, the curse of the women won’t leave them. Some years ago, a family from the village settled far away were preparing some local dishes for Diwali when their house caught fire. The people of the village only worship Sati and light diyas in front of her,” Pooja Devi was quoted as saying by the news agency.
The report also cited another village elder, who has lived through more than 70 Diwalis without celebration, mentioning that whenever someone attempts to celebrate, tragedy strikes the village.
“For hundreds of years, people have refrained from celebrating Diwali. On the day of Diwali, if a family, even by mistake, bursts crackers and makes dishes at home, then disaster is sure to happen,” the report quoted another villager.
The people in the village have tried a lot of measures, such as havans and yagyas, to get rid of the curse. However, nothing has reportedly worked.
