This Article is From Feb 18, 2019

Man Booked For Wearing Burqa, Entering Women's Toilet In Goa

The accused was caught by commuterswhile exiting a women's toilet at a Goa bus stand, wearing a burqa and black head gear

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The accused was booked for trying to impersonate a Muslim woman in Goa(Representational Image)

Panaji:

A 35-year-old Goa government employee was arrested for dressing up as a Muslim woman in a burqa, and entering a women's toilet at the central bus stand in the coastal state on Saturday.

The accused, Virgil Fernandes, was charged after he was caught by commuters while exiting a women's toilet at the bus stand, wearing a burqa and black head gear.

"The accused has been booked for trying to impersonate a Muslim woman, in order to enter a women's toilet at the Panaji bus stand," a Goa Police spokesperson told reporters.

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