New Delhi: Days after news of alleged rape of a Russian tourist by a local politician in Goa, contradictory medical reports are adding more steam to the controversy.
A second medical report now suggests that she may not have been raped after all
The report rules out forceful intercourse citing no vaginal tears or injury.
The Goa police has submitted this report in Madgaon court on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the victim's lawyer Vikram Verma said, “As per the second medical report is concerned, it clearly identifies the injury marks. Her drink was spiked. Certain injury marks have been recorded. If she was in her full senses, she would have had 35 - 40 injuries. Her statement is clear. He has penetrated her. Should be considered as rape. I can't understand why Police Inspector Shirodkar has pressurised her to file a complaint of verbal abuse, bad language and a simple assault.”
The reports of the second medical test comes hours before the accused John Fernandes', the prime accused in the rape case, bail plea comes for hearing on Tuesday.
Earlier the Goa police had said the report indicated that there were thirteen injury marks on her body.
The girl had accused John Fernandes, a local politician of raping her. She alleged Fernandes had spiked her drink while they had dinner together on December 1, before raping her in his car.
Fernandes has been booked under various sections of the Indian penal Code, including rape and assault. His anticipatory bail plea will come up for hearing on Tuesday.
Here are some unanswered questions that needs to be asked?
- Why is the police volunteering to inform the court it doesn't appear to be a rape?
- Can the police get so conclusive without arresting and interrogating the accused?
- Why is the police ignoring rape law judgments which say injury marks cannot be the sole basis of evidence?
- Why aren't the 13 injury marks enough basis to arrest the accused and formally launch an interrogation?
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