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Man booked for wearing burkha, entering ladies toilet

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IANS Panaji
Last Updated : Feb 17 2019 | 12:40 AM IST

Police in Goa booked a 35-year-old state government employee for dressing as a Muslim woman in a burkha, and entering a ladies toilet at the central bus stand here, on Saturday.

The accused, Virgil Fernandes was booked after he was caught by the commuters, while exiting a ladies toilet at the bus stand, wearing a burkha and black head gear.

"The accused has been booked under Section 419 (impersonation) for trying to impersonate a Muslim woman, in order to enter a ladies toilet at the Panaji bus stand," a Goa Police spokesperson told reporters.

--IANS

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First Published: Feb 17 2019 | 12:30 AM IST

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