Panaji: John Fernandes, accused in Russian
girl rape case, could be in further trouble as he has failed
to produce before police the clothes which he wore during the
alleged crime.
Crime branch, which is investigating the case, today
verified through the 25-year-old victim that the clothes which
were deposited by the accused, were not the one which he wore
on December 1 night when he allegedly raped her in his car
near Colva beach.
The girl was quizzed by Police Inspector Sunita Sawant at
Crime branch head office at Donapaula near here this
afternoon.
Police sources said that John, who owns a boat making
firm named `boat craft? in south Goa, had worn a T-shirt with
his company logo at the back and on the left chest.
"We found several T-shirts from his house with logos but
we could not get the right T-shirt," a senior officer said.
"All the T-shirts had a logo at the back and not in the front
as described by the victim," he said.
John, who is currently in police custody, was taken to
the crime scene on Monday and also to his residence in Colva
village from where the clothes were seized.
"We want his clothes as the evidence. We have decided
to charge John for destroying the evidence as we are yet to
get the T-shirt," police said.
-PTI
