Russian girl accuses Goa police of hushing up molestation case

Panaji, Dec 4 (PTI) A Russian girl who was allegedly
molested by a politician in Goa in western India has charged
the state police of trying to hush up the case by asking her
to tone down the complaint.

The 25-year-old girl, who works for a five-star hotel as
a Russian representative, has said she was asked to tone down
the case by Colva police station in-charge Siddhant Shirodkar
stating that the accused is a heavyweight politician and she
can be in trouble for suing him.
"I was harassed for almost three and half hours at Colva
police station when I approached with the complaint on
December 2," she has said in the letter written to the Russian
consulate.
The girl, who came to Goa on a business visa in August,
in her complaint said John Fernandes (34), a politician,
attempted to rape her, police said.
The incident occurred on December 1 mid-night when she
and another Russian girl was offered lift by the accused, who
had a dinner with them at a shack in Colva beach.
The girl, who met consulate officials, this morning, has
also alleged that her drinks were spiked by Fernandes as a
result of which she felt uneasy. (MORE) PTI RPS
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