Panaji: A 19-year-old woman from Goa's Vasco has accused a Karnataka-based ‘self-styled godman’ of raping her in a house near Mapusa town, following which the police have registered a case and sent a team to Kundapur to arrest him.
The woman, originally from Achra in Sindhudurg district, is currently staying in Vasco, according to police. A Vasco police official said Santosh Kumbhar, who hails from Nipani in Karnataka and who knew her, gave her a lift on Thursday promising to drop her to Achra.
"She stated that on the way Kumbhar offered her a soft drink, laced with some drug, and took her to an unknown house close to Mapusa. The woman claimed that the godman, who hails from Kundapur , was present in the house ," he said. According to the woman, Kumbhar left the house after which the godman raped her.
