Overview
- Goa Police moved the case to the Crime Branch on Tuesday, shifting it from the Curchorem station to the Ribandar unit for further investigation.
- Police say two minor girls have now filed complaints, bringing the total to three FIRs and raising expectations that more victims may step forward.
- The accused, 20-year-old Soham Naik, remains in custody as forensic teams work to recover alleged videos from his devices.
- Investigators have booked him under POCSO and the Goa Children’s Act, as well as the new BNS criminal code and the IT Act, for alleged rape and sharing obscene content.
- Local reports differ on scope, with estimates ranging from at least 14 girls to about 30, and protests and opposition calls are pressing for an impartial, time-bound inquiry.