Panaji, Dec 26 (PTI) A bus driver was arrested for allegedly raping a Mumbai-based student holidaying in Goa, a police official said on Monday.

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The incident took place in the accused's bus on Saturday and he was held by the women's wing of Goa police on Sunday, the official said.

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"The accused is a resident of Zuarinagar in Vasco. The victim was part of a group of 14 students who are on vacation in Goa and had hired the accused's bus. The accused has been remanded in police custody for five days," he said.

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