MARGAO

The Goa Police today arrested two youth from MP after they were accused in a gang-rape case at a beach in South Goa on Friday evening, while the third accused is at large, a police officer said.

Speaking to the reporters, Superintendent of Police (South Goa), Arvind Gawas said, “We have arrested Sanjiv Dhananjay Pal (23) and Ram Santosh Bhariya (19), both from Indore. We have formed teams to look out for the third accused who is also from the same city. All the three accused were tourists who were visiting Goa.”

The victim, who resides in a nearby village, had also claimed that the sexual assault was filmed by the alleged rapists and she was blackmailed by them against informing the police.

Police have said that medical examination of the victim has confirmed rape.

An FIR was filed late on Friday at the Colva police station under sections 376 (rape) and 394 (robbery) of the Indian Penal Code.