Goa Governor B V Wanchoo today expressed concern over "sick and neurotic minds" perpetrating heinous crimes on innocent women and children in some parts of the country, including the state.         

"People with sick and neurotic minds are perpetrating heinous crimes on our innocent women and children in some parts of the country, including Goa," he said, addressing a gathering after inspecting the Republic Day parade in Panaji.         

The governor's statement comes in the backdrop of last week's rape of a seven-year-old girl in a Vasco-based primary school. The accused, a middle-aged person, is still at large.         

"I feel concerned that the morbid mentality and brutal behaviour among some people is assuming alarming proportions.         

"This needs to be arrested to save our national dignity and ensure the security of our women and children."         

"Let us all hope that sanity will prevail, and those who commit heinous crimes and brutality on innocent people, are brought to book," Wanchoo said.