Panaji, April 5: Goa's Children Court which granted bail to Placido Carvalho, main accused in Scarlett case, has said "there is no prima facie material against him bringing out his nexus with the offences of murder and rape."

"Even after 23 days of detention of the accused (Placido Carvalho), I do not find that there is any prima facie material against him bringing out his nexus with the offences of murder and rape," Children's Court president Desmond D'costa has ruled in his order.

The court had granted bail to Carvalho on Friday.

Carvalho, an alleged drug dealer was arrested along with another accused Samson D'souza for their involvement in drugging, raping and leaving Scarlett Eden Keeling, a British teenager girl, to die on Goa's popular Anjuna beach on February 18.

The police had arrested Carvalho on March 9 and booked him under Section 302, 376, 328 read with Section 34 of Indian Penal Code and Section 8 (1) (2) of the Goa Children's Act, 2003.

The court order in the bail application has indirectly castigated police investigation, which had zeroed in on Carvalho for his involvement in the offence.