Panaji: Questioning govt’s seriousness about protecting women, GFP’s women’s wing said the rape of a toddler shows Goa police is no longer accountable for women’s safety. The party demanded that the perpetrator be caught immediately and prosecuted within a time-bound framework.GFP also called for an audit of all complaints filed with the Goa police related to sexual assault, molestation, and other crimes against women. It further demanded that every taluka have a dedicated women’s police station.“Why isn’t patrolling being done in such isolated places? People are not scared of the police and the law, and that is why such crimes are happening. We have seen sexual abuse and assault on women, and girls being sexually abused. And we see that the police themselves, who are supposed to be protectors, are now molesting minor girls. So why will criminals be afraid of the law?” said GFP women’s wing president Ashma Sayed.Citing National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Sayed said minor rapes in Goa stand at 8.1 per lakh. She also said crimes against women have risen by 27% since 2024, while the conviction rate is around 9%.Sayed said Goa has started resembling Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, where women and children are not safe, and demanded that govt make the safety and protection of women a priority.“Women had no fear to roam around at night around 10pm or 11pm, but now in Goa, women think a hundred times before venturing out. Law and order has completely collapsed. This govt has taken Goa to such a low state,” Sayed said.
