Women trapped, used as cash couriers: Margao Police

Margao: Police investigations have revealed that Raj Prashant Thakur, arrested for raping and extorting a Mapusa woman, allegedly used his victims to transport cash linked to illegal financial operations.Authorities suspect Thakur may have connections to an international network involved in underground money transfers.Officials are investigating whether Thakur exploited several women not only for sexual purposes but also to facilitate clandestine transactions. “Investigation uncovered that the accused was using victim women as human couriers to deliver money to designated locations,” a police source said.Thakur allegedly targeted young, unsuspecting women by promising them lucrative jobs. Once trapped, he forced them into illicit money transfer activities while also subjecting them to sexual abuse and blackmail.Fatorda police arrested Thakur last week in Pune following a complaint by a Mapusa woman who alleged that he sexually assaulted her at a flat in Pajifond after luring her with false job promises. The accused reportedly recorded videos of her in compromising positions and extorted Rs 40 lakh.

Police have booked Thakur and three others, Anthony D’Souza, Siddharth Kambli, and Jyoti Nagvekar, under Sections 612(2), 64, and 351(2) of BNS.Two similar complaints have been filed against Thakur in North Goa. He has been remanded in six days police custody.