‘Raped, whipped with belt’: Teen keeps Nagpur girl under ‘digital arrest’ for 3 months
A Thane youth allegedly kept a 16-year-old girl under digital arrest for three months. He controlled her using mobile access, threats, and constant video calls. The girl was held hostage, raped, and inflicted with multiple knife wounds. Police rescued her after her parents filed a missing person complaint. Investigators traced assault items to local pet shops.
Nagpur authorities have revealed that a 19-year-old Thane youth is accused of not only raping but also attempting to murder a 16-year-old girl in the city. The girl was allegedly kept under "digital arrest" for nearly three months, subjected to constant video calls, threats, and surveillance via her mobile phone, according to police.
The victim was held captive in a rented flat, where she endured repeated sexual assaults, beatings with a leather belt, and 20 knife wounds before her parents reported her missing on August 3. The assailant has since been arrested. Police traced the implements used in the attacks, a strap and a belt, to two pet shops in Nagpur, questioning their owners and staff.
The accused allegedly met the girl on Instagram two months prior, instructing her to start a video call from the terrace of her flat. He further coerced her by threatening to expose her objectionable photos on social media if she refused, leading to her compliance.
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