<p>The 28-year-old British woman who was found dead near a beach in south Goa on Tuesday was raped before she was murdered, a police officer said today, citing the postmortem report.<br /><br />The autopsy conducted by a panel of doctors of the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has confirmed the woman was sexually assaulted before she was throttled, according to the police.<br /><br />The disrobed body of the woman, who had a British passport, was found at an isolated spot near a beach in Devbag village, located about 80 km from here, on Tuesday.<br /><br />According to police, her face was smashed by the accused apparently to conceal her identity.<br />"The cause of death was compression of neck and the cerebral damage after she was hit on head with a beer bottle. The autopsy has confirmed that she was raped before murder," Deputy Superintendent of Police (Canacona) Sammy Tavares told PTI.<br /><br />Police had yesterday arrested Vikas Bhagat, a local history-sheeter, in connection with the murder. He was remanded in seven-day judicial custody by a local court.<br /><br />Tavares said there was a scuffle between Bhagat and the woman before she was murdered.<br />Another senior police officer said the woman was hit on head with a beer bottle by the accused, who he said has "confessed to the crime."<br /><br />"Police have traced a bag filled with clothes of the deceased, which was found dumped in an open space in Canacona after the murder.<br /><br />"We have also found the broken beer bottle, which was reportedly used to kill her, from the bag," he said.<br /><br />The woman had been holidaying in south Goa since her arrival in the coastal state on February 23.<br /><br />Police said she was seen playing Holi with locals in Canacona, hours before her corpse was found.</p>
<p>The 28-year-old British woman who was found dead near a beach in south Goa on Tuesday was raped before she was murdered, a police officer said today, citing the postmortem report.<br /><br />The autopsy conducted by a panel of doctors of the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has confirmed the woman was sexually assaulted before she was throttled, according to the police.<br /><br />The disrobed body of the woman, who had a British passport, was found at an isolated spot near a beach in Devbag village, located about 80 km from here, on Tuesday.<br /><br />According to police, her face was smashed by the accused apparently to conceal her identity.<br />"The cause of death was compression of neck and the cerebral damage after she was hit on head with a beer bottle. The autopsy has confirmed that she was raped before murder," Deputy Superintendent of Police (Canacona) Sammy Tavares told PTI.<br /><br />Police had yesterday arrested Vikas Bhagat, a local history-sheeter, in connection with the murder. He was remanded in seven-day judicial custody by a local court.<br /><br />Tavares said there was a scuffle between Bhagat and the woman before she was murdered.<br />Another senior police officer said the woman was hit on head with a beer bottle by the accused, who he said has "confessed to the crime."<br /><br />"Police have traced a bag filled with clothes of the deceased, which was found dumped in an open space in Canacona after the murder.<br /><br />"We have also found the broken beer bottle, which was reportedly used to kill her, from the bag," he said.<br /><br />The woman had been holidaying in south Goa since her arrival in the coastal state on February 23.<br /><br />Police said she was seen playing Holi with locals in Canacona, hours before her corpse was found.</p>