On Mar 10, 10:59 pm, hari.ku...@indero.com wrote:
> What about this one?
>
> PANAJI, India (AP) - Police in India have arrested a man on charges
> of
> raping a 15-year-old British girl who was later found dead.
>
> Samsung D'Souza is accused of raping Scarlett Keeling hours before
> her
> bruised body was found on a beach in southern India last month.
>
> The 29-year-old isn't charged with Keeling's death, but one official
> says he could face additional charges later.
>
> D'Souza is 1 of a group of Indian men who were seen at a bar with
> Keeling early on the morning of her death. An eyewitness told police
> he saw the suspect in a "compromising position" with Keeling.
>
> D'Souza is 1 of 3 men held by police for questioning Sunday and
> officials say they expect more arrests soon.
>
> Keeling had been on vacation in India with family members, who were
> traveling elsewhere when she died.
With recent incidents like the . and murder of Scarlett Keeling and
other tourists, Goa is now being depicted as a crime haven to the
world. .s of foreigners are becoming too common incidents and the
crime rate is zooming beyond previous records. Even today as in the
past, drugs, psychedelic lounge music and lenient access to alcohol
top a visitor's itinerary in his tour to Goa. It is believed that the
drug lords and tour operators mint stupendous amount of money while
dealing with locals and visitors alike. The Goans pride themselves on
its locales, tourist spots and exotic beaches. What was a moneyspinner
is now slowly turning into a garbage dump. The influx of tourists from
both overseas and India and their apathy has left Goa strewn with
garbage. Property in Goa has now appreciated three-fold in the past
two decades. 'Firangis' and Indians, including upcoming stars from
Bollywood, want a piece of Goan land or an ancient house. Fashion
designers like Malini Ramani from Delhi already own one there. Farming
pastures are slowly turning into mining lands. Cashew cultivations are
there, but would they escape unscathed from the pouring deluge of land-
grabbers? Are these houses ready to be revamped with an outsider's
stamp? Will these abodes lose the Portugese touch of yore? No one can
say. However, with no curbs on either free-flow of drugs and alcohol,
and outsiders slowly capturing previous remnants of Goan flavours with
money, with land slowly becoming out of reach of the locals and the
administration apathy, do you think Goa will be able to retain its
'fish and feni' touch? Is it feasible to hope that Goa can still
become a booming trade centre without losing its cultural heritage and
bask in the sun-kissed glory of the past?
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