Crime Branch had arrested mother of the victim and another woman for human trafficking. The girl was admitted to the institute last evening and kept under tight police protection as Monserratte is already out on bail. The minor girl, who had accused former Goa minister Atanasio Monserratte of rape, has been admitted to the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour (IPHB) in Panaji from the state-run protection home due to her "abnormal behaviour", a senior police official said. Last month, former Goa minister Atanasio Monserratte was arrested after the girl complained that she was purchased by him (from her mother) at Rs 50 lakh and was raped thereafter. He said the victim, who was working in the lifestyle showroom owned by him, was dismissed from services for stealing cash.

Source: dna June 19, 2016 14:29 UTC