Goa cop calls teen to police station over cyber complaint, ‘sexually assaults’ her

A police inspector in Goa has been accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl, police announced on Friday. The alleged assaults occurred twice, during visits to the crime branch office linked to a cyber crime complaint filed by the minor, the police disclosed. According to the investigation, the inspector and another woman have been booked on charges of sexual assault, wrongful confinement, criminal conspiracy and aiding and abetting, all under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

The complainant alleged that the inspector inappropriately touched and attempted to remove her clothes during questioning about her cyber complaint. Both accused remain at large pending their arrest.