Court frames charges against Goa BJP MLA Monserratte in rape case
Panaji: A Goa court on Thursday framed charges against BJP MLA Atanasio Monserratte for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. The police last year filed a 250-page charge sheet in North Goa district court after the investigation in the case was completed.
North Goa district and sessions court judge Sherin Paul on Thursday framed charges against Monserratte. The trial in the case will begin on October 17.
Monserratte, 55, the MLA from Panaji constituency, has been booked under Indian Penal Code Section 376 (rape) and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
In a statement to police in 2016, the victim, then aged 16, accused Monserratte of drugging and sexually assaulting her. She also alleged that her mother "sold" her to Monserratte for Rs 50 lakh.
Monserratte was arrested on May 5, 2016 and is currently out on bail. The MLA earlier denied all charges against him, saying he was innocent and the case against him was "politically motivated".
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ACP arrested in Mumbai for obscene act in front of nine-year-old girl; sent to judicial custody
Mumbai: An assistant commissioner of police was arrested by Worli Police in Central Mumbai under charge of flashing his private parts before a nine-year-old girl.
The arrested officer is reportedly under judicial custody, at present, according to a report by The Times of India.
The incident occurred in a garden on April 23, a police officer has said, adding that they arrested the ACP soon after the complaint was filed. So far, only one party has filed a complaint against the senior officer, the source has informed.
The senior officer has been charged with molestation and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the police officer said.
Further investigation of the case is underway.
