Goa Police Arrest Man Over Incident Involving Children

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Panaji, March 28 The Goa police arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly indecently exposing himself to two children at a store in Margao, an official said.

The incident occurred at a popular store in the city in South Goa, where the children, aged five and seven, had gone with their mother on Friday, the official said.

According to the complaint lodged with the Fartoda police station, the accused, Tiburcio Monteiro, allegedly flashed the children at the billing counter, he said.

The accused was traced to Ponda town and apprehended later in the night, he said.

A case has been registered against him under section 79 (words, gestures or acts intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the Goa Children's Act, the official added.
 
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