<p>A young tourist, a female student, was raped on Christmas night by the driver of a tourist van near Panaji, according to a First Information Report filed at the Women's police station in the state capital. </p>.<p>A Goa Police spokesperson said that the 35-year-old accused has been arrested and remanded to police custody for five days.</p>.<p>The survivor was part of a group of students from an educational institute in south India, who were visiting Goa during the festive week.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-man-held-for-raping-10-year-old-girl-in-nagpur-1175009.html" target="_blank">Maharashtra: Man held for raping 10-year-old girl in Nagpur</a></strong></p>.<p>“These students, comprising of men and women, had come to Panaji in a hiring tempo traveller. According to the survivor, the driver sexually assaulted and raped her on Sunday," the spokesperson said.</p>.<p>The accused has been booked under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/relatives-accused-in-nearly-half-of-rape-cases-in-himachal-in-past-3-years-police-data-1174652.html" target="_blank">Relatives accused in nearly half of rape cases in Himachal in past 3 years: Police data</a></strong></p>.<p>The police have been tight-lipped about the incident, with senior police officials refusing to speak on record about the crime and the police investigation.</p>.<p>The rape comes at a time when tourism activity in the state peaks during the Christmas to New Year week, when hundreds of thousands of tourists make a beeline for Goa, a popular beach and nightlife tourism destination.</p>
<p>A young tourist, a female student, was raped on Christmas night by the driver of a tourist van near Panaji, according to a First Information Report filed at the Women's police station in the state capital. </p>.<p>A Goa Police spokesperson said that the 35-year-old accused has been arrested and remanded to police custody for five days.</p>.<p>The survivor was part of a group of students from an educational institute in south India, who were visiting Goa during the festive week.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-man-held-for-raping-10-year-old-girl-in-nagpur-1175009.html" target="_blank">Maharashtra: Man held for raping 10-year-old girl in Nagpur</a></strong></p>.<p>“These students, comprising of men and women, had come to Panaji in a hiring tempo traveller. According to the survivor, the driver sexually assaulted and raped her on Sunday," the spokesperson said.</p>.<p>The accused has been booked under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/relatives-accused-in-nearly-half-of-rape-cases-in-himachal-in-past-3-years-police-data-1174652.html" target="_blank">Relatives accused in nearly half of rape cases in Himachal in past 3 years: Police data</a></strong></p>.<p>The police have been tight-lipped about the incident, with senior police officials refusing to speak on record about the crime and the police investigation.</p>.<p>The rape comes at a time when tourism activity in the state peaks during the Christmas to New Year week, when hundreds of thousands of tourists make a beeline for Goa, a popular beach and nightlife tourism destination.</p>
