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The Goa police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against a

Srinagar resident for allegedly raping a Japanese tourist in August

last year.

Speaking to IANS Friday, inspector Paresh Naik said the Japanese

tourist said in her complaint that she was afraid of filing a

complaint in Jammu and Kashmir, fearing physical harm. So, she

chose to file a complaint in Goa.

"We have filed a zero FIR and it has already been transferred to

police in Kashmir. It is up to them to investigate the case now,"

Naik said.

In her complaint, the victim said the sexual assault occurred in

August 2013 while she was holidaying in Kashmir.

A zero FIR allows travelling victims of a crime to register their

complaint at a police station outside the jurisdiction of the scene

of the crime. On registration, the case is then transferred to the

police station under whose jurisdiction the crime was committed.

The complaint says that the alleged rapist had posed as a trekking

guide and had taken Rs.20,000 from her for an excursion during

which he sexually assaulted her.