Goa CM’s remark on gang rape: ‘Why send 14-year-olds outside at night?’

Two girls were raped by a gang of four men posing as policemen at a beach in Goa on Sunday.

Under pressure from the opposition over the gang rape of two girls on a beach, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is facing flak for remarking in the Assembly that parents need to introspect on why their children were on the beach late at night. “When 14-year-olds stay on the beach the whole night, the parents need to introspect. Just because children don’t listen, we cannot put the responsibility on the government and police,” Mr. Sawant had said on Wednesday, during a debate on a calling attention notice in the House. Mr. Sawant, who also holds the home portfolio, had said parents have a responsibility to ensure the safety of their children and hinted that they should not let their children, particularly minors, out at night.