Russian molested on Goa beach - and then by doctor at hospital

October 23, 2014

Panaji, Oct 23: Molested on a Goa beach last week, a Russian woman has now told Russian consular officials here that she was molested against by a male doctor at a government hospital where she was sent for medical examination after the first assault.

Speaking to media persons, advocate Vikram Varma, legal advisor to honorary Russian Consulate in Goa, also said that there were massive procedural delays in the filing of the first information report by police and the hospital authorities vis-a-vis the medical examination process.

Varma said that according to the victim, a Russian tourist who was on a seven-day holiday, the doctor examining her molested her by pressing her breast at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), near Panaji.

She had been taken to the state-run facility after being molested and robbed on Baga beach, 20 km north of Panaji early Saturday."The victim has informed the Russian consulate of the matter. What has disturbed her is the way her breasts were examined by a male doctor at GMC," Varma said, adding that a formal FIR had not been registered yet.

The victim has also informed the consulate that the molestation and robbery FIR was registered after 24 hours, which is against a directive of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.

The Goa home ministry controlled by Parrikar had issued a circular asking police not to delay registering offences involving crimes against women.

Varma also said that getting through formalities following the robbery and molestation took almost a day."She was visiting only for a week and after this incident she has spent a whole day nearly at the police station and GMC," the lawyer told media persons.

The victim was walking along the popular Baga beach when unknown persons slapped her, tore her clothes, molested her and snatched her gold chain worth Rs.33,000 Saturday.

Neither police nor hospital authorities were ready to comment on the incident.

This is one of the first reported body crimes against a foreign female tourist this season, which officially began mid-October.

Goa's beaches have been under the spotlight for being unsafe to foreign tourists, especially women, in recent times.Russians account for the largest contingent of foreign tourists to Goa, which sees three million tourists every year, out of which half a million are foreigners.

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Mangaluru’s ₹1,200 crore fix: Massive sewage overhaul to end city’s drainage woes

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December 19,2025

Mangaluru: In a decisive move to tackle the city’s deteriorating sanitation infrastructure, the Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has announced a massive ₹1,200 crore action plan to overhaul its underground drainage (UGD) network.

The initiative, spearheaded by Deputy Commissioner and MCC Administrator Darshan HV, aims to bridge "missing links" in the current system that have left residents grappling with overflowing sewage and environmental hazards.

The Breaking Point

The announcement follows a high-intensity phone-in session on Thursday, where the DC was flooded with grievances from frustrated citizens. Residents, including Savithri from Yekkur, described a harrowing reality: raw sewage from apartments leaking into stormwater drains, creating a "permanent stink" and turning residential zones into mosquito breeding grounds.

"We are facing immense difficulties due to the stench and the health risks. Local officials have remained silent until now," one resident reported during the session.

The Strategy: A Six-Year Vision

DC Darshan HV confirmed that the proposed plan is not a temporary patch but a comprehensive six-year roadmap designed to accommodate Mangaluru’s projected population growth. Key highlights of the plan include:

• Infrastructure Expansion: Laying additional pipelines to connect older neighborhoods to the main grid.

• STP Crackdown: Stricter enforcement of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) regulations. While new apartments are required to have functional STPs, many older buildings lack them entirely, and several newer units are reportedly non-functional.

• Budgetary Push: The plan has already been discussed with the district in-charge minister and the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. It is slated for formal presentation in the upcoming state budget.

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