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Nagpur police seize weapons, contraceptives from teen assault accused
Nagpur police have seized sharp weapons, a laptop, and large quantities of contraceptives from the Thane residence of 19-year-old Nirmay Madhav Pakhare, rediff.com reports. Pakhare is accused of holding a 16-year-old girl…
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Nagpur police have seized sharp weapons, a laptop, and large quantities of contraceptives from the Thane residence of 19-year-old Nirmay Madhav Pakhare, rediff.com reports. Pakhare is accused of holding a 16-year-old girl captive in a rented room for over 30 hours, tying her up, sexually assaulting her, and inflicting nearly 20 knife injuries. Police rescued the girl on August 3.
The accused is hospitalised under judicial custody after complaining of chest pain. Police are examining the survivor's mobile phone data. A case has been registered under the POCSO Act and for kidnapping.
The Indian Opinion
The seizures of weapons and contraceptives have inflamed public anger, but caution is needed. Without forensic analysis, possession does not prove use or intent. The accused's family background, separated parents and a mother under psychiatric care, also complicates the picture. The key test will be the digital evidence from the survivor’s phone and the forensic report: do they corroborate the survivor's account and the alleged 30-hour captivity? Until then, both outrage and defence of the accused are premature.
Source: rediff.com
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