MAPUSA CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE: ACCUSED WAS KNOWN TO VICTIM’S FATHER, SAYS POLICE

Police have arrested 28-year-old Pundalik Gudge from Karnataka in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a four-year-old girl in Mapusa. North Goa SP Rahul Gupta said the accused was acquainted with the victim’s father. Investigators tracked him using CCTV footage, eyewitness accounts and forensic evidence. The child, who was undergoing treatment at Goa Medical College, is now stable. Police are continuing the investigation and working towards filing the chargesheet at the earliest.