Man arrested for confining, assaulting girlfriend
Hindustan TimesMUMBAI: The Shivaji Nagar police on Monday arrested a man for allegedly assaulting his 32-year-old girlfriend with a belt and bamboo stick after wrongfully confining her in his house with the help of his aunt. The next day, the accused and his other aunt Laxmi went to her house and threatened that her obscene pictures would be sent to her husband if she did not pay up, said senior inspector Arjun Rajane of Shivaji Nagar police station. The victim then approached the Shivaji Nagar police and registered a case under Section 324, 342 384 385 506, 506 and 504 of the IPC against the accused and both his aunts. BOX Anatomy of a crime · Accused lures married victim into sexual relationship · Blackmails her with obscene pictures · Extorts ₹17 lakh over 2 years · Accused’s 2 aunts are accomplices in the crime · Aunt 1 and accused confine victim in accused’s house · Accused assaults her when she refuses to pay · Victim flees but is accosted by accused and Aunt 2 the next day · Victim files an FIR at Shivaji Nagar police station · Accused arrested, aunts absconding