Panaji, Oct 1 (IANS) A 27-year-old British woman was molested at the Arambol beach here Friday evening, police said. The accused has been arrested.

The woman was bathing at the beach, around 40 km from here, when a youth from Maharashtra waded up to her and molested her, a senior police official said.

The accused Ravinder Gawde has been arrested.

The incident comes at the beginning of the tourist season.