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| December 22, 2009 | Russia wants probe into rape of its national in Goa | | New Delhi: Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin has asked the Indian government to investigate and punish the rapists of his country's national in Goa. In this context, the Russian envoy visited
Ministry of External Affairs and met the concerned officials. Talking to reporters,
the Russian Ambassador said that the Goa government has not taken any steps and
he expects the Goan authorities to do the needful. "This is a criminal case and
we expect that the authorities and the courts in Goa will do the needful to investigate
and to punish the culprits," said Kadakin. He also said that although no advisory
has been issued as yet, he wished Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat clarifies
whether such an advisory to Russians to stay indoors after 10 in the night needs
to be issued or they are free to move. "No circulars were issued, no. Basing on
the statements by the Chief Minister of Goa , who said that what the girl was
doing at two'o clock in the morning etc., our Consul General in Mumbai asked that
should we give instructions to our people not to walkout after 10'o clock. So
it was not that any instructions were issued. But we just were wondering after
such statements that, well, should our people not walk at night there," added
Kadakin. A 25-year-old Russian tourist has alleged that a high profile Goa politician
named John Fernandes raped her on December 1 in his car. At least 126 foreign
nationals have died in Goa in the past two years, as per officials in 2008. | |
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