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Nagpur police rescue minor held by Instagram contact
The Hindu··6 Aug
Nagpur police rescued a 16-year-old girl held captive and sexually abused in a rented Dighori house and arrested Nirbhay Pakhare of Thane around 11 pm on August 3. She had gone missing on August 2; Hudkeshwar police traced the location and admitted her to hospital. A POCSO and kidnapping case was registered with two days' police custody.
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What It Means For You
- Parents and teens can note police say the accused used a fake Instagram identity before blackmail and captivity.
- Anyone reporting a missing minor can see technical tracing helped Hudkeshwar police locate the Dighori flat.
- Followers of POCSO cases can track remand as phones and social accounts are examined.
What's Happening
- Nagpur police rescued a 16-year-old held captive in a rented Dighori house and arrested Nirbhay Pakhare of Thane.
- The girl went missing on August 2; police broke open the door around 11 pm on August 3.
- A POCSO and kidnapping case was registered; the accused got two days' police custody.
How Online Blackmail Led To A Captivity Case
- Police said Pakhare posed online as Akash Mehra, obtained private photos, and used them to coerce the minor.
- Investigators allege an earlier hotel assault before she was called to the rented room in Nagpur.
- Phones and social media accounts are under examination as the custody remand period continues.
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