Shristhal locals said Hussain Shaikh arrived just days earlier to Goa to work in construction sector as a worker.
PANAJI: Just days after a toddler was found brutally sexually assaulted in Mapusa on Sunday, another case of rape of a four-year-old has been reported in Canacona. Police have arrested Hussain Shaikh, 24, a native of Bihar. Shristhal locals said he had arrived just days earlier to Goa to work in construction sector as a worker. He lived in the same neighbourhood as the survivor. The girl has been shifted to hospital for treatment. In the Mapusa case too, police have arrested the accused from Panaji. He is a native of Dharwad, Karnataka and similar to the Canacona case took advantage of the fact that he knew the child's family.(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
End of Article
