Atanasio Monserrate, a former education minister and unattached Congress MLA from Goa, has been booked for allegedly raping a minor girl.
Monserrate, also known as Babush, was charged by officials of the Panaji police station on Wednesday. The victim was earlier working with him.
The case has now been transferred to the women’s police station, which functions under the crime branch, a senior police official said on Thursday.
According to Superintendent of Police (Crime), an FIR was filed under sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 328 (causing hurt), 370 (detaining against will), 376 (rape) and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Goa Children’s Act.
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