MARGAO, April 18 -- Cases of heinous crimes against minors and women have continued to rock the State of Goa signalling serious concerns about law and order in the State. The dastardly incident of rape and murder of the five-year-old girl in Vaddem and several house-breaking and theft cases has left Goans thinking that salt has been rubbed into their wounds.

The rape and murder of the five-year-old tool place on April 11. The very next day (April 12) a 15-year-old was raped in Curtorim.

The Victim Assistance Unit (VAU) in Goa reported that there were an average of two cases of crimes against women and children per day in August 2023. The majority of these cases were sexual abuse, with teenagers being the main victims. The report also no...