Mapusa: The Colvale police arrested a Gujarati native for allegedly raping a woman at a resort at Assonora.
Police stated that on August 23, the accused Laxman Shiyar, 47, befriended a woman while they were travelling by air and induced her to part with her mobile number.
While the woman was in Goa on a tour, the accused started calling her frequently and invited her to his resort at Assonora, under the pretext of showing her all the amenities.
He then took advantage of her loneliness, dragged the victim to his room and allegedly raped her. After committing the crime, he threathened her with dire consequences.
The woman later filed a complaint and Colvale PI Vijay Rane and team a consisting of LPSI Sonam Verenkar, PSI Rohan Madgaonkar and others swung in to action and after making meticulous efforts nabbed the accused from Tivim.
The operation was conducted under the overall supervision of SP North NidhinValson, SDPO Mapusa Jivba Dalvi. Further investigation is in progress with LPSI Sonam Verenkar.