# Nagpur flat owner booked over tenant’s rape of minor 2026-08-08T02:47:25+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The owner of a one-room flat in Nagpur will face an FIR for failing to verify his tenant, a Thane youth who posed as a NEET aspirant and rented the room for Rs 3,000 through an online portal. Police say the tenant held a 16-year-old Class 12 student captive for 24 hours and sexually assaulted her. The accused had been in possession of the flat for three months. The owner is now being booked under laws that require landlords to verify tenants' identities and purpose of stay. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: FIR, landlord liability, minor rape, Nagpur, NEET aspirant, tenant verification Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nagpur-flat-owner-booked-over-tenants-rape-of-minor/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nagpur-flat-owner-booked-over-tenants-rape-of-minor/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.