MARGAO

The police have arrested a 30-year-old man, native of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu, for raping a 42-year-old British woman and robbing her belongings in early morning on Thursday near Palolem beach.

Superintendent of Police (South Goa) Arvind Gawas said that CCTV footage near the crime scene at the local railway station helped police track down the accused at Margao.

“The accused has been identified as Ramachandran and he is from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. We arrested him as he was trying to flee from the Margao railway station,” Gawas said.

The accused allegedly raped the British national around 4.30 a.m. when she was returning from the Canacona railway station to her guest house near Palolem beach. Police have booked the accused for rape as well as robbery.

The victim is a regular visitor to Goa for the last 10 years.