MAPUSA, April 10 -- Team Herald

A major goof-up by the Anjuna Police led to the bail being granted to a rape accused by the POCSO Court, within a week of his arrest.

On April 4, the Anjuna Police had arrested 36-year-old Deryl Francise Fernandes of Umta Vaddo, Calangute for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl.

However, when the accused was produced before the Mapusa Court for further police custody, Adv Vinayak Porob arguing for the accused told the Court that the grounds and reasons for his arrest were not communicated in writing to the accused. Also the intimation of Deryl's arrest was not given to his family members nor informed to his family members in writing. This was in violation of the constitutional mandate, he ...