A 45-year-old man allegedly blackmailed and raped a 16-year-old girl from a poor family in a slum from Bandra (east) on several occasions over the past three months.
The accused also clicked nude pictures of her on his mobile phone and then blackmailed her to let him rape her multiple times. He further got her raped by another 21-year-old accused. Both the accused have been arrested on Wednesday, while the victim is being treated for severe abdominal pain at a hospital.
According to the Nirmal Nagar police, the 16-year-old victim, Neeta (name changed), is a school dropout and lives with her parents and two sisters. On July 2, at around 9 pm, her minor female friend took her to the residence of the main accused Akhtar Mansoori, who was introduced to her as Akhtar bhai.
Akhtar forcibly made Neeta drink a soft drink that was spiked. She fell unconscious and woke up the next morning. Akhtar told her that he had clicked nude pictures of her and would circulate it on the Internet. He raped her for two days in a row.
Meanwhile, her parents registered a missing complaint. She returned home and lied to them that she had gone for a picnic as Akhtar had threatened to kill her. Using the nude pictures, Akhtar raped her once again in August. On September 2, at around 2 am Akhtar took Neeta to Vijaykumar alias Mohammad Ali, who also raped her.
Neeta finally broke down and told her parents who rushed to the Nirmal Nagar police station. Her father told The Asian Age that the police was not cooperating at all, but registered an FIR after they protested against them. The police will also arrest the minor friend of Neeta who hoodwinked and took her to Akhtar.