Sexual exploitation case against Goa councillor's son: 2 minor victims file complaints
Panaji (PTI): Two minor girls have come forward to lodge complaints in connection with a case of alleged sexual exploitation in which the son of a Goa BJP councillor has been arrested, police said on Wednesday.
The Curchorem police in Goa's Kushavati district on March 22 arrested Soham Naik (20), son of local councillor Sushant Naik, under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Goa Children's Act for allegedly shooting and circulating obscene videos of girls.
The accused has also been booked under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act.
Investigation into the case was handed over to the Crime Branch on Tuesday.
Two minor girl victims deposed before the investigation officer at Curchorem before the case was handed over to the Crime Branch, Superintendent of Police (Kushavati District) Santosh Desai told reporters in Margao on Tuesday evening.
Three cases have so far been registered against the accused, he said, adding that more victims are likely to come forward.
On March 21, locals protested outside the Curchorem police station after some obscene videos of local minor girls were found being circulated by the accused.
Police initially did not take the accused into custody in the absence of a formal complaint, but later arrested him on March 22 after the public refused to leave the police station.
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Body of UP man killed in Riyadh missile attack brought to native village
Sitapur (UP) (PTI): The mortal remains of a 26-year-old man from Uttar Pradesh, who was killed in a suspected missile attack in Riyadh earlier this month, was brought to his native village in Sitapur on Wednesday, his family members said.
Ravi Gopal, a resident of Baghain village under Mahmudabad police station limits, had been working as a driver in a plastic factory in the Saudi capital since September 2025. He was killed on the night of March 18 in what his family described as a missile strike near his workplace.
His elder brother, Manmohan Dayal, told PTI that the mortal remains were handed over to him in Lucknow on Wednesday morning with the help of the administration.
"The body was received around 9.30 am. We are now taking it to our village in an ambulance and expect to reach by noon," he said earlier this morning.
"The cremation will be held today and preparations are already underway in the village," he said.
Dayal said Rakesh Kumar, Naib Tehsildar from Mahmudabad, has been deputed to facilitate the process and was accompanying the convoy.
He added that the family had been informed earlier by embassy officials and the local administration that the body would be flown from Riyadh to Lucknow, arriving on Wednesday morning.
Earlier, the family had claimed that Ravi died after being buried under debris following a missile strike near the factory where he worked. He was later taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.
The Ministry of External Affairs had said it received information on March 18 regarding the "tragic demise of an Indian national" in Riyadh and expressed condolences to the bereaved family. The Indian Mission in Riyadh coordinated with local authorities to facilitate the repatriation of the body.
Ravi, the sole breadwinner of his family, is survived by his wife and a four-year-old son. The family has sought compensation and assistance from the administration.
Officials said the district administration remained in touch with the family to ensure smooth completion of formalities.
