BY A GT REPORTER
PANJIM: A high profile criminal lawyer’s son was embroiled in a rape case, after his wife accused him of sexually assaulting her even before they were married on pretext of giving her a good job. She also accused him of forcefully marrying her.
The Women and Child Protection Unit (WCPU) arrested advocate Yogesh Sawant as per the complaint letter of his 19-year-old wife on Saturday. The police said that the advocate lured her after promising her a good job with a fat salary, outside Goa.
“He took her to Mumbai and Pune on pretext of giving her a good job with an annual income of Rs three lakh. She previously worked in an insurance company.
He spiked her food thereafter and had sexual intercourse with her,” informed a reliable top official quoting the complaint letter.
The girl also told the police, that he married her against her will in a temple at Ratnagiri. “He made her to sign a letter, which apparently is a marriage certificate,” added the source.
It is learnt the alleged accused, a resident of Verem had earlier on July 22, lodged a missing complaint of his wife at Mapusa police station.
It was believed that she reportedly escaped from his house with the help of her friends and informed her family members to lodge a police complaint later.
Sawant was arrested and subsequently admitted to Goa Medical College (GMC) and Hospital at Bambolim after he complaint of poor health.
He was booked under sections 376 (rape), 496 (false marriage) and 342 (wrongful confinement) of Indian Penal Code. PSI Paresh Navelkar is investigating the case.
