Canacona in South Goa is a tourism hub, featuring popular beaches such as Agonda and Palolem Photo Credit: Thinkstock Canacona in South Goa is a tourism hub, featuring popular beaches such as Agonda and Palolem

Panaji: After a British woman tourist was allegedly raped on Thursday at Canacona in Goa by a man who was on the run after a jail-break has been nabbed by the police.

According to news agency PTI, the accused was identified as 31-year-old Ramchandran Y, a native of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu. He was arrested at Margao only after the police found that he was allegedly involved in the rape which had taken place a few hours earlier.

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Reportedly, Ramachandran was on the run for almost a month. He was arrested in a Rs 30 lakh robbery case at Pernem in North Goa district. The police officials had an inkling that he could be involved in the rape when they found the complainant woman's ATM card in his possession.

The woman, a 48-year-old British national, was raped at Canacona while she was on her way to Palolem beach in South Goa district in the wee hours of Thursday.

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Inspector Rajendra Prabhudesai of Canacona police told the agency that the accused Ramachandran was arrested in Margao town by the Pernem police who were looking for him since he escaped from jail. He added, that the police had not the slightest idea that he could be involved in the rape at Canacona.

He was linked to the rape after the woman's ATM card was found in his possession, the police officer said.

Canacona in South Goa is a tourism hub, featuring popular beaches such as Agonda and Palolem



