German minor’s rape

Police on Babush son’s trail for minor’s rape, raid houses
Monserrate Sr Faces Charges Of Abetment
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Panaji: Police on Tuesday raided two houses of state education minister Atanasio “Babush” Monserrate looking for his elder son Rohit, who has been booked for raping a minor German girl. The hunt has so far proved futile.
“We find there is a prima facie case and have registered a case of rape, outraging the modesty and molestation of a minor against Rohit. An offence has also been registered against his father for allegedly abetting the crime by handing over his mobile to send messages,” said SP (north)
Bosco George.
The police action appears to have been triggered by an attack on advocate and social activist Aires Rodrigues, who is counsel for the German girl’s mother, at about 10.30 pm on Monday. Two fingers on Rodrigues’s right hand were chopped off by some masked men who barged into a hotel where the advocate was sitting with his friends. His friend Prajal Sakhardande, a historian, was also injured in the attack.
The minister—who himself had led a mob in attacking the Panaji police station in February this year, injuring a number of cops—said he was dismayed that an attempt was being made to create an impression that “this assault is to silence Mr Aires from helping the German lady who is alleged to have certain allegations against my son”.
HOW STORY UNFOLDED
Oct 2: German woman lodges police complaint against Rohit for “sexually using” her minor daughter. Police lodge a missing complaint
Oct 3: The girl returns home, her mother informs police, who record the girl has been “traced”. The mother alleges Rohit’s mother Jennifer had called on her and asked her to withdraw complaint
Oct 10: Advocate Aires Rodrigues reveals details of the incident. SP (north) Bosco George asks DySP Gundu Naik to investigate the case
Oct 11: Police seek details from the mother. She says she can do so only after consulting her lawyer. Promises to meet the police at 11.30 am the following day
Oct 12: She doesn’t turn up, police send her a reminder
Oct 13: The police and a member of an NGO visit her to record her statement. She fixes appointment to lodge a complaint before SP (north) at 11.30 am on October 14. Rodrigues says cellular operator has confirmed the number from which obscene SMSs were sent was registered in Atanasio Monserrate name. Later in the night, Rodrigues and historian Prajal Sakhardande are assaulted by masked assailants in a Panaji restaurant
Oct 14: Several goons rounded up, three later arrested. Police transfer DySP Sammy Tavares as SDPO (Panaji). SP (north), DySP Naik and DySP Tavares visit Rodrigues in hospital, record the German’s complaint. SP promises immediate action. Monserrate’s houses in Miramar and Taleigao raided to arrest Rohit

October 15,2008, The Times of India, Goa edition