Overview
- Police now count four complainants, including two sisters with one a minor, in the case against 20-year-old Soham Naik.
- Naik was arrested under child-protection and cyber laws on allegations he raped minor girls, recorded obscene videos, and shared them online.
- The Crime Branch is leading the probe, has sent his phone for forensic tests, and is reaching out to potential survivors to encourage formal reports.
- Goa Congress alleges the case involves more than 100 girls across South Goa and says victims need counselling, though police have confirmed only four complaints so far.
- BJP leader Siddharth Gauns Desai says neither Naik nor his father is linked to the party, notes municipal council races do not use party symbols, and says he led protests that pressed police to arrest Naik.