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‘Raped, whipped, 20 knife wounds’: Teen keeps Nagpur girl under ‘digital arrest’ for 3 months before assault
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 com
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- Why it matters
- The case documents a method of control—'digital arrest' using mobile access and constant surveillance—that police used to trace and locate a victim held for months.
- Most affected
- The 16-year-old girl — Was held under digital control, raped, and inflicted with knife wounds over three months.
- Watch next
- Whether the Thane youth is charged, what evidence emerges about how he accessed her mobile device, and whether police identify how long he maintained digital control.